Jim Whitney Economics 311

The WTO FAQsheet (1) 
 (http://faculty.oxy.edu/whitney/classes/ec311/handouts/iib_wto_faq1.htm)
(source: WTO traning package http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/eol/e/default.htm)

Part 1: Pre-WTO: the GATT

Overview > The WTO > WTO vs GATT > GATT: A brief history (1)

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What does "GATT" stand for?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes) What country failed to ratify the Havana Charter for the International Trade Organization?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes) What are the GATT signatories called?
Overview > The WTO > WTO vs GATT > GATT: A brief history (2)
orangdot.gif (327 bytes) How many rounds of multilateral trade negotiations occurred under the GATT?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes) How high were average tariffs on industrial products in DCs...
     ...at the start of GATT?
     ...at the end of GATT?
  What was the name of the GATT trade round which established the WTO?
Overview > UR > Introduction > Some key points
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By how much were average tariffs cut on industrial goods?

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For which 2 groups of products were quantitative restrictions eliminated?

orangdot.gif (327 bytes)     (1) What is the conversion from QRs to tariffs called?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes)     (2) By when will the MFA end?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes) New agreements were established regarding which 2 issues?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes) A new mechanism was set up for what process?
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What do each of the following stand for?

      GATS (Annex 1B):
      TRIPs (Annex 1C):
      DSU (Annex 2):
 

    TPRM (Annex 3):

 

Is the Agreement on Government Procurement multilateral or pluraliteral?

Overview > UR > A Quantitative Assessment > Economic Impact (2)
 

Becuase of the Uruguay Round...

orangdot.gif (327 bytes)     (1) By how much is global trade expected to rise?
orangdot.gif (327 bytes)     (2) By how much is global income expected to rise?