Jane Kennan

Research Officer, International Economic Development Group

Jane specialises in the analysis of trade and related statistical data in order to support studies of trade policy. She has undertaken research for a wide range of clients, including the UK Department for International Development, the EU Commission, the European Parliament, the Netherlands Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Development Assistance, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the South African National Treasury and Department of Trade and Industry, the Andean Group Secretariat, the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, and the governments of Colombia, Mauritius, Moldova and Ukraine.

Outputs

Private sector-led integration and free trade agreements in South Asia

Projects - January 2011 to August 2011

ADB plans to launch a multi-year program (from mid-2011 to mid-2015) to tackle nontariff barriers (NTBs) in South Asia with specific reference to least developed countries (LDCs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The program is made up of three components: (i) NTB surveillance and monitoring, (ii) upgrading and conforming to technical standards, and (iii) NTB resolution mechanism. This project will prepare a feasibility study that identifies the scope of the program and these three components.

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Farmer weeding maize field in Bihar, India

The development implications of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy

Projects - January 2011 to March 2013

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the European Union’s agricultural policy spending around €50 billion each year. This project explores how proposed CAP reforms might affect developing countries.

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Case Studies for the MDG Gap Task Force Report Overview of Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia and Uganda

Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 November 2010

Dirk Willem te Velde drawing on contributions by Massimiliano Calì, Isabella Massa, Jodie Keane, Jane Kennan, Alberto Lemma, Luis Jemio (INESAD) and Sarah Sswewanyana (EPRC)

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia and Uganda This is the overview paper reviews the progress of Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia and Uganda towards reaching the MDGs

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Impediments to intra-regional trade in sub-Saharan Africa

Publication - Research reports and studies - 20 September 2010

Jodie Keane, Massimiliano Calì and Jane Kennan

This analysis sets out to explore the extent to which intra-regional trade flows for African regional economic communities (RECs) are constrained by non-tariff barriers (NTBs). Based on the results of a quantitative assessment of the identified impacts of NTBs on intra-regional trade, the report suggests policy measures and steps towards addressing them.

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The G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth: What role for low-income, small and vulnerable countries?

Publication - Books or book chapters - 16 June 2010

Dirk Willem te Velde (editor), Issac Anthony, Ray Barrell, Debapriya Bhattacharya, Derek Brien, Massimiliano Cali, Nicola Cantore, Lius Jemio, Jane Kenan, Ali Mansoor, Isabella Massa, Shiela Page, Mustafiz Rahman, Pradumna Rana, Nikunj Soni, Hem Socheth

This paper contains over 20 briefings considering the role of low-income, small or vulnerable countries in the G-20 growth framework ahead of the Toronto and Seoul G-20 summits this year, 2010.

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