Yurendra Basnett

Research Fellow - Trade, International Economic Development Group

Yurendra Basnett is a development economist specialising in trade and development policies. He has over seven years of experience advising governments, UN agencies and donors on Aid for Trade, WTO negotiations, regional trade agreements (such as Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, East African Community, Economic Partnership Agreement and South Asian Free Trade Agreement), trade capacity building, and trade and human development. He has worked in Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Namibia, Nepal, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. He is also reading for his PhD in political economy of development at the University of Cambridge with Dr. Ha-Joon Chang. His thesis is on how institutions governing labour mobility function at regional, bilateral and global levels, and with what implications for economic development and poverty reduction.

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What do empirical studies say about economic growth and job creation in developing countries?

Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 September 2013

Yurendra Basnett and Ritwika Sen

This report reviews the evidence on the employment impact of economic growth and draws out evidence and lessons from the literature on how growth is associated with employment at a macro, sector and industry level.

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Labour mobility in East Africa: an analysis of the East African Community's common market and the free movement of workers

Publication - Journal articles or issues - 12 August 2013

Development Policy Review Vol. 31, iss. 2

Yurendra Basnett

This article looks at the East African Community's Common Market Protocol of July 2010 and argues that there are contradictions and inconsistencies in its implementation. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article visit http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/dpr

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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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The trials and tribulations of acceding to the WTO: Vanuatu’s experience

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 21 July 2013

As a WTO member, least developed countries (LDCs) gain a voice in the shaping of the global trading system. That voice may be too feeble and drowned in the cacophony to make any real impact; nevertheless, it counts. Moreover, as part of the most favoured nation group of trading countries, LDCs receive enforceable guarantees that they will not be disadvantaged from benefits accruing to the rest of the body. The membership also comes with costs, not the least of which is trying to become a member.

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Aid for Trade agenda for the WTO Bali Ministerial Conference: some ideas

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 16 July 2013

On 10 July the World Trade Organisation concluded the Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade. Trade ministers and officials will soon be heading to Bali to attend the Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference (3-6 December 2013) where they are expected to discuss future directions for Aid for Trade (AfT).

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