Dataset of Services Commitments in RTAs

1. Dataset of Services Commitments in RTAs Juan A. Marchetti & Martin Roy (WTO Secretariat) Workshop on PTAs and the WTO: A New Era Geneva, 4 November 2010

2. Purpose • Assess liberalization commitments in recent PTAs, and compare them with achievements under GATS • Based on Marchetti & Roy (2008), “Services Liberalization in the WTO and in PTAs”, in Marchetti & Roy (eds.) Opening Markets for Trade in Services – Countries and Sectors in Bilateral and WTO Negotiations (Cambridge University Press - WTO, 2008)

3. Assessing Commitments in Services PTAs: Methodology (1) • Analysis of MA and NT commitments by 37 WTO Members (EU as 1) in 40 PTAs. Includes all those signed/entered into force since 2000, + others signed only. • Focus on modes 1 and 3 • Looking at what goes beyond GATS commitments/offers • Starting point: Hoekman methodology... • Score of 1 for full commitments • Score of 0.5 for “partial” commitments • Score of 0 for no commitment

4. Assessing Commitments in Services PTAs: Methodology (2) • ...But the scoring was further modified to take account of improvements from one agreement to the other. Example:

5. Dataset available on WTO Website • 3 data files: • Total score per member for all RTAs reviewed • “Highest” RTA score for each member across all RTAs reviewed • “Highest” RTA score for each member for selected service sectors http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/dataset_e/dataset_e.htm

7. Total Score for Each RTA Party

9. “Highest” RTA score for each Member across all RTAs reviewed

10. Overall Results(average for all Members reviewed)

11. Scores by Member (sample)Note: PTA score is for “best” PTA

12. “Highest” RTA score for each Member, per sector

13. Sectoral liberalization in PTAs

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