NAFTA’s biotech opportunity for Mexico
Mexico could benefit from upgraded intellectual property rules to become a regional biotech hub, write Alberto Saracho and Philip Stevens.
How China and South Korea Hurt the Green Economy
China and South Korea’s attempt to protect domestic industries is rooted in the faulty economic logic of the past. Domestic high-tech sectors are unlikely to develop if they are shielded from international trade and competition behind tariff walls.
Turkey’s free trade opportunity
To kick start its flagging economic growth, Turkey needs to embrace free trade and reject protectionist “localisation” policies
Free trade and health: open trade drives improved health outcomes
This econometric study examines the relationship between free trade and health, using a range of data relating to trade openness and human development.
Are Free Trade Agreements good or bad for health?
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) containing TRIPS-Plus intellectual property provisions have been widely criticised on the grounds they have the potential to raise medicine prices and undermine access to medicines, particularly in developing countries.
Turkey, trade liberalisation and an FTA with the US
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in The Hill. April 2015: This week, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Chief Ali Babacan is visiting Washington, D.C. While he may be here to join the droves of tourists admiring the cherry blossoms in peak bloom, his