COVID-19: Export controls and international cooperation

Hoekman, Bernard; Fiorini, Matteo; Yildirim, Aydin (2020). COVID-19: Export controls and international cooperation. In: Baldwin, Richard E.; Evenett, Simon J. (eds.) COVID-19 and Trade Policy: Why Turning Inward Won’t Work (pp. 77-88). London: CEPR Press

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As part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have restricted exports of medical products with the aim to allocate domestic supplies to national healthcare systems and citizens. However, these policies can have unintended consequences and may be of limited effectiveness, fostering price spikes, volatility, and foreign policy tensions. The G20 and like-minded WTO members could help reduce incentives to use export controls through plurilateral cooperation agreements on key policy areas for responding to such crises.

Item Type:	Book Section (Book Chapter)
Division/Institute:	02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute
UniBE Contributor:	Yildirim, Aydin Baris
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation
ISBN:	978-1-912179-30-5
Publisher:	CEPR Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Pablo Rahul Das
Date Deposited:	05 May 2020 11:46
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:38
Related URLs:	Organisation
Additional Information:	A CEPR Press VoxEU.org eBook
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/143787