Jodie Keane

Research Fellow, International Economic Development Group

Jodie Keane is a Research Fellow with the Trade Program, International Economic Development Group, since 2007. She is a Trade Policy Analyst and Economist working on EU Trade Policy with Developing Countries. Her research interests include: new trade-new growth theory; comparative analysis of GVCs; regional integration; and, climate change. Prior to joining ODI Jodie worked as a Development Economist in Vietnam, Cambodia and China. She has an MSc. in the Political Economy of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, a BA in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia, and is currently registered as a PhD candidate in Development Economics, at SOAS.

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Low-carbon competitiveness in Cambodia

Publication - Research reports and studies - 29 September 2013

Karen Ellis, Jodie Keane, Alberto Lemma and Lonn Pichdara

A report on low-carbon competitiveness in Cambodia

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International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Dialogues: trade policy, climate change and environmental sustainability

Event - Workshop - 19 - 20 September 2013

This workshop looked at ecological changes in the Caribbean region associated with climate change from an economic and trade perspective. The aim of this workshop was to strengthen the capacity of governmental and non-governmental agencies to analyse and assess the trade and climate change governance scenario, formulate negotiation positions and identify strategic options to inform policy-making. Jodie Keane, research fellow with the International Economic Development Group presented on the implications of the inclusion of the aviation industry in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and options for the region to consider. Jodie spoke of the strategic importance of marrying the liberalization of environmental goods and services with a strategy for low carbon competitiveness.

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Rethinking trade preferences for sub-Saharan Africa: how can trade in tasks be the potential lifeline?

Publication - Journal articles or issues - 12 August 2013

Development Policy Review Vol. 31, iss 4

Jodie Keane

This article looks at how different approaches towards making use of trade preferences have resulted in divergent industrial structures and firm-level technological capability indicators. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article visit http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/dpr

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EC neo-protectionism threatens European producers and consumers

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 August 2013

Globalisation is in a process of transition. Five years after the global financial crisis erupted, some areas of ‘globalisation management’ – notably the financial sector – have been closely scrutinised, resulting in new regulation. Institutions like the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the global trading system more broadly, have received praise for helping to avoid the same degree of protectionism that undermined global efforts to recover from the great depression of the 1930s.

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Assessing Aid for Trade: effectiveness, current issues and future directions

Publication - Books or book chapters - 1 August 2013

Dirk Willem te Velde and Mohammad A Razzaque

This volume, comprising 16 chapters prepared by 20 renowned experts from a range of international organisations, think tanks and academic institutions, including Commonwealth Secretariat, ODI, ECDPM, DIE, ICTSD, Saana Consulting, WTI Advisors, and Columbia University, provides a comprehensive review of the Aid for Trade initiative.

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