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Essential Reading Items

Working Paper 09-6: What's on the Table? The Doha Round as of August 2009
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Claire Brunel, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2009

Article: A Crisis Round of Trade Negotiations?
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in VoxEU.org
March 30, 2009

Op-ed: A 5-Step Program for Doha Rehabilitation: Rational Expectations about the Doha Round Negotiations
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
July 18, 2008

Working Paper 08-2: Currency Undervaluation and Sovereign Wealth Funds: A New Role for the World Trade Organization
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2008

Book: Global Warming and the World Trading System
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Steve Charnovitz and Jisun Kim
March 2009

Book: Delivering on Doha: Farm Trade and the Poor
by Kimberly Ann Elliott
July 2006

Article: Rescuing the Doha Round
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs, WTO Special Edition
December 2005

Policy Brief 06-5: Can Doha Still Deliver on the Development Agenda?
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2006

Policy Brief 00-2: Decision-Making in the WTO
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jayashree Watal, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2000

Paper: Reviving the Doha Round
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2004

Op-ed: A Competitive Approach to Free Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
December 4, 2002

Paper: The Future Course of Trade Liberalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for The World Bank
"Challenges for the Twenty-First Century"
October 1998

Policy Brief 00-6: The ILO and Enforcement of Core Labor Standards
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2000

Policy Briefs

09-4: Money for the Auto Industry: Consistent with WTO Rules? [pdf]
by Claire Brunel, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009

06-7: Completing the Doha Round [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2006

06-5: Can Doha Still Deliver on the Development Agenda? [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2006

06-3: Russia's Challenges as Chair of the G-8 [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2006

06-2: The Doha Round after Hong Kong [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2006

04-1: This Far and No Farther? Nudging Agricultural Reform Forward [pdf]
by Tim Josling, Stanford University
and Dale E. Hathaway, National Center For Food and Agricultural Policy
March 2004

03-8: More Pain, More Gain: Politics and Economics of Eliminating Tariffs [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2003

02-8: Further Financial Services Liberalization in the Doha Round? [pdf]
by Wendy Dobson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2002

00-6: The ILO and Enforcement of Core Labor Standards [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2000

00-2: Decision-Making in the WTO
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jayashree Watal, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2000

99-10: World Trade After Seattle: Implications for the United States
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 1999

99-6: China and the World Trade Organization: An Economic Balance Sheet
by Daniel H. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 1999

Working Papers

09-9: The World Trade Organization and Climate Change: Challenges and Options [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jisun Kim, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2009

09-6: What's on the Table? The Doha Round as of August 2009 [pdf]
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Claire Brunel, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2009

08-8: Multilateralism beyond Doha [pdf]
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2008

08-2: Currency Undervaluation and Sovereign Wealth Funds: A New Role for the World Trade Organization [pdf]
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2008

00-1: Regulatory Standards in the WTO
by Keith Maskus, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2000

98-3: Fifty Years of the GATT/WTO: Lessons from the Past for Strategies for the Future
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

America, Europe, and the New Trade Order [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business and Politics (Berkeley Electronic Press), Vol. 11 : 3
November 2009

Russia's WTO Rebuff: A Challenge for Obama [pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 1, 2009

How to Revive the Global Trade Negotiations: A Debate [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
April 30, 2009

A "Crisis Round" to Save the World Trading System [pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
April 1, 2009

A Crisis Round of Trade Negotiations?
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in VoxEU.org
March 30, 2009

Reconciling Climate Policy with the International Trading System [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 4, 2009

What To Do about Doha
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation before the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
February 27, 2009

Does the Auto Bailout Undermine Global Trade Rules? [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
February 26, 2009

What Should Leaders Do to Stop the Spread of Protectionism?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Excerpt from the draft of the VoxEU.org ebook What World Leaders Must Do to Halt the Spread of Protectionism
December 8, 2008

The Future of the Multilateral Trading System in a Multi-Polar World [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Deutsches Institute für Entwicklungspolitik Discussion Paper 8/2008
June 2008

Toward a More Effective WTO: The Role of Variable Geometry
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Analysis published in East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
June 2008

International Competition Policy and the WTO
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jisun Kim, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at a conference titled One Year Later: The Antitrust Modernization Commission's Report and the Challenges that Await Antitrust, New York University
April 11, 2008

Fitting Asia-Pacific Agreements into the WTO System [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at a joint conference with the Japan Economic Foundation on "New Asia-Pacific Trade Initiatives"
November 27, 2007

Keynote address at the release of "Delivering on Doha" [pdf]
by Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico
December 18, 2006

Delivering on Doha: Farm Trade and the Poor [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation
December 2006

Russia's WTO Accession
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony at the Hearing on EU Economic and Trade Relations with Russia, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament, Brussels
November 21, 2006

A New Compensation Mechanism for Preference Erosion in the Doha Round [pdf]
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Tatiana Rosito, Embassy of Brazil, Singapore
October 2006

China and the Multilateral Trading System [pdf]
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2006

The Doha Development Agenda: Sweet Dreams or Slip Slidin' Away?
by Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organization
Speech delivered at the Institute for International Economics
February 17, 2006

Achieving a Grand Bargain in the Doha Round [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
CGD/IIE Brief
December 2005

Rescuing the Doha Round [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs, WTO Special Edition
December 2005

Reviving the Doha Round
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2004

Preempting Protectionism in Services: The GATS and Outsourcing [pdf]
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2004

Unlocking the Benefits of World Trade
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Special report in The Economist
US Edition
November 1, 2003

On the New International Disorder [pdf]
by Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico
Speech at the Institute for International Economics' Second Annual Stavros S. Niarchos Lecture
May 19, 2003
Revised May 27, 2003

China, the WTO, and Globalization: What Happens Next
by Ellen L. Frost, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article written for the ChinaOnline Web site
July 19, 2001

A Critical Assessment and an Appeal for Fundamental Tax Reform
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the World Trade Organization Panel Report (dated October 8, 1999)
Report of the Appellate Body (dated February 24, 2000)
United States Tax Treatment for "Foreign Sales Corporations"
March 11, 2000

Understanding the World Trade Organization
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper summarizing speech given on the WTO to the D.C. League of Women Voters
Washington, DC
February 16, 2000

Global Trade: Has the WTO Lost Its Way?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Outline of opening remarks in a debate between Gary Hufbauer, Alan Tonelson, and Lori Wallach
Moderated by Peter Morici at Columbia University
New York
February 9, 2000

Hearings on the WTO
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Trade House Ways and Means Committee
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
February 8, 2000

Remarks on China's WTO Accession
by Sander M. Levin, United States House of Representatives
Statement on China and the World Trade Organization
A conference hosted by the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
June 29, 1999

Spies, Bombs, and the WTO
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Daniel H. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article originaly appeared in the South China Morning Post
May 30, 1999

The Future Course of Trade Liberalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for The World Bank
"Challenges for the Twenty-First Century"
October 1998

Fifty Years of the GATT/WTO: Lessons from the Past for Strategies for the Future
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
A paper presented to the symposium on the world trading system "Fifty Years: Looking Back, Looking Forward"
Co-sponsored by the World Trade Organization and The Graduate Institute of International Studies
Geneva, Switzerland
April 30, 1998

Op-eds

Cooling the Planet Without Chilling Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Op-ed in the Washington Post
November 13, 2009

Russia Changes Course on WTO Accession
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Project Syndicate
July 1, 2009

A Crisis Calls for a "Crisis Round"
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
March 24, 2009

A Grand Bargain for the London G-20 Summit: Insurance and Obeying the Rules
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
February 19, 2009

The World Must Go Beyond Doha
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 6, 2009

Protecting Open Markets
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
December 4, 2008

Imbalances and Undervalued Exchange Rates: Rehabilitating Keynes
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Post on the Financial Times' Economists' Forum
November 9, 2008

WTO Can Place Russia on the Right Track
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
July 31, 2008

A 5-Step Program for Doha Rehabilitation: Rational Expectations about the Doha Round Negotiations
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
July 18, 2008

The Global Food Crisis: A Toolkit for Audacious Leaders
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
June 30, 2008

Food and Free Trade
by Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia
April 25, 2008

Trade Policy for a New Deal on Hunger
by Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Commentary on the blog "Global Development: Views from the Center," Center for Global Development
April 21, 2008

Doha, RIP
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 10, 2007

Boeing vs. Airbus: Fighting the Last War
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Handelsblatt
June 19, 2007

WTO Talks Are a Whole Other Ball Game
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
August 21, 2006

Plan B for World Trade: Go Regional
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 16, 2006

End the Lie, Rejoice in Cheap Imports
by Edward M. Graham, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
July 21, 2006

Costs of Failure of Global Trade Negotiations Have Been Understated
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Letter to the editor in the Financial Times
June 23, 2006

A Political Jolt Needed to Break WTO "Alphonse and Gaston" Routine
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Letter to the editor in the Financial Times
December 23, 2005

Look Further than Trade to Save Doha
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
December 9, 2005

A Strategy that Could Lift Doha from Limbo into Mutual Success
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Letter to the editor in the Financial Times
October 28, 2005

Lost in the Woods
by Lawrence Herman, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 25, 2005

A Competitive Approach to Free Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
December 4, 2002

After Seattle
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Economist
August 24, 2000

Books

Global Warming and the World Trading System
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Steve Charnovitz and Jisun Kim
March 2009

Delivering on Doha: Farm Trade and the Poor
by Kimberly Ann Elliott
July 2006

China: The Balance Sheet
by C. Fred Bergsten , Bates Gill , Nicholas R. Lardy and Derek J. Mitchell
April 2006

Roots of Competitiveness: China's Evolving Agriculture Interests
by Daniel H. Rosen , Scott Rozelle and Jikun Huang
July 2004

Crimes and Punishments? Retaliation under the WTO
by Robert Z. Lawrence
November 2003

Leadership Selection in the Major Multilaterals
by Miles Kahler
November 2001

Fighting the Wrong Enemy: Antiglobal Activists and Multinational Enterprises
by Edward M. Graham
September 2000

WTO after Seattle
edited by Jeffrey J. Schott
July 2000

Launching New Global Trade Talks: An Action Agenda
edited by Jeffrey J. Schott
September 1998

Financial Services Liberalization in the WTO
by Wendy Dobson and Pierre Jacquet
June 1998

Improving Trade Policy Reviews in the World Trade Organization
by Donald B. Keesing
April 1998

Unfinished Business: Telecommunications after the Uruguay Round
edited by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Erika Wada
December 1997

World Trading System: Challenges Ahead
edited by Jeffrey J. Schott
December 1996

WTO 2000: Setting the Course for World Trade
by Jeffrey J. Schott
September 1996

Trading System after the Uruguay Round
by John Whalley and Colleen Hamilton
July 1996 (Out-of-Print)

Global Economic Leadership and the Group of Seven
by C. Fred Bergsten and C. Randall Henning
June 1996

Uruguay Round: An Assessment
by Jeffrey J. Schott assisted by Johanna W. Buurman
November 1994 (Out-of-Print)

Managing the World Economy: Fifty Years after Bretton Woods
edited by Peter B. Kenen
September 1994

Greening the GATT: Trade, Environment, and the Future
by Daniel C. Esty
June 1994