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This article introduces a new dataset on the intellectual property (IP) provisions included in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) and makes it available for research and policy communities alike. Several PTAs include IP commitments that go well beyond the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). A sound knowledge of these TRIPs-plus commitments is essential in order to improve our understanding of what drives them and of their legal, social and economic co...
Rising economies face a crucial dilemma when establishing their position on international patent law. Should they translate their increasing economic strength into political power to further developing countries' interests in lower levels of international patent protection? Or, anticipating a rising domestic interest in stronger international patent protection, should they adopt a position that favours maximal patent protection? Drawing on multiple case studies using a most-similar system des...
In order to increase the sustainability of transportation in cities, streets must provide infrastructures that favor active and public transportation modes. However, the current decision-making processes in transportation projects do not always explicitly take into account sustainable transportation requirements and often ignore concerns that may arise in other fields such as environmental protection, health, or urban design. The proposed framework in this paper aims at integrating sustainabi...
Cette étude porte sur la pertinence économique de la stabilité des marchés agricoles. Pour ce faire, nous avons exploré les explications proposées par la littérature économique sur la dynamique des marchés agricoles, notamment les effets de la volatilité des prix sur l’allocation optimale des ressources au niveau du producteur et sur l’efficience des marchés. De plus, les effets de la stabilité des prix, associés particulièrement à la gestion de l’offre, sont évalués qualitativement à l’aide ...