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   Monitoring the effects of the Common Agricultural Policy in developing countries

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 20 November 2012

   Niels Keijzer and Michael King

   This paper looks into different institutional options for monitoring the Common Agricultural Policy's external effects on developing countries and to help strengthen its contribution to international development.

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2. Development Policy Review: November 2012 30(6)

   Publication - Journal articles or issues - 1 November 2012

   30 6

   Various

   Articles in the latest issue explore donors rewriting the social contract in DRC, inclusive financial markets in Kenya, and asset accumulation as an alternative approach to achieving the MDGs.

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   The impact of EU bilateral trade agreements with third countries on the Caribbean rum sector

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 October 2012

   Nicola Cantore, Jane Kennan and Dirk Willem te Velde

   This paper examines the quantitative effects of EU free trade agreements (FTAs) on the Caribbean rum sector.

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4. The impacts of European Union (EU) Trade Policy and the Common Agriculture Policy on Development

   Event - Round-table - 29 October 2012 11:00 - 16:00 (GMT+00)

   This round-table discussed two projects led by ODI on improving the coherence of EU trade and agriculture policies for development.

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   The future of development at the G20: towards the St Petersburg Development Principles

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 October 2012

   When Mexico hands the G20 presidency to Russia on 1 December 2012, it will bequeath a G20 that is still doing some soul-searching on how to lead the world economy. Recent news suggests there is plenty to do. The global economy is in the doldrums, with growth forecasts for the BRICS and the Euro area dropping steeply. Climate change is increasingly visible, and increasingly costly. Food and energy prices are still high and volatile.

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   Overcoming non-tarrif barriers for intra-SAARC trade

   Publication - Journal articles or issues - 1 October 2012

   Vol 8, No 3, 2012

   Jodie Keane

   This article explores non-tarrif barriers for intra-SAARC trade and argues that if there is a political commitment to integration, the concerns of the private sector about lack of information should lead to a regulatory response, to strengthen the rules on information about border procedures and standards.

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   Increasing the effectiveness of Aid for Trade: the circumstances under which it works best

   Publication - Discussion papers - 31 August 2012

   ODI Working Papers 353

   Yurendra Basnett, Jakob Engel, Jane Kennan, Christian Kingombe, Isabella Massa and Dirk Willem te Velde

   This review paper seeks to assess the impact of Aid for Trade thus far, and what has worked and what the barriers to improving the impact of Aid for Trade are.

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   The aviation industry, the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme and Small and Vulnerable Economies: development-friendly frameworks

   Publication - Briefing papers - 15 August 2012

   ODI Project Briefings 76

   Jodie Keane

   This Project Briefing outlines why European Union trade and climate change policy needs to adapt, given new indicators of vulnerability related to climate change.

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9. 

   Regional analysis of Eastern province feeder road project district level estimation of the poverty alleviation effects of rural roads improvements in Zambia’s Eastern province

   Publication - Discussion papers - 1 July 2012

   Working paper 10/2012

   Christian Kingombe

   This paper provides an impact evaluation of poor rural area feeder road (aid for trade) development project in Zambia and contributes to the debate about the role of rural transport infrastructure development in explaining long-term rural development.

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    Trade liberalisation does not always raise wage premia: evidence from Ugandan districts

    Publication - Discussion papers - 30 June 2012

    SERC Discussion paper 114

    Massimiliano Cali

    This paper explores the impact of trade opening in Uganda and analyses whether trade liberalisation was responsible for an increase in wage premia.

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