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Trade Briefings

May 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on May 1, 2016
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TTIP: a Pre-mortem

o say that negotiations for an EU-U.S. trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), have lost momentum since they kicked off in the summer of 2013 is an understatement. The pact’s slow progress looks set to become the greatest disappointment since Scott Walker’s (remember him?) failed Republican presidential bid.
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December 21, 2015
Published by EPICENTER on December 21, 2015
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Understanding online platforms

While platforms can operate online and offline, the internet has created new opportunities to lower transaction costs by linking users. Recently, there have been calls at EU level for a special regulatory framework for online platforms.
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December 1, 2015
Published by EPICENTER on December 1, 2015
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Openness Can Pay Off: the Economic Impact of Migrants

Existing evidence from large refugee migrations and the recent influx of Syrian migrants into Middle Eastern countries shows no adverse effects of migration on native workers. In some instances, the findings show beneficial effects due to worker complementarities.
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September 15, 2015
Published by EPICENTER on September 15, 2015
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E-cigarettes and Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive

From 2016, e-cigarettes will face additional regulation under Article 20 of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Given that non-smokers have so far shown little interest in e-cigarettes, critics argue that discouraging ‘vaping’ amounts to encouraging smoking and that some of the new regulations will damage health by raising prices and reducing the appeal of products which, if smokers switched to them, would save lives. However, Member States have some latitude in implementing the TPD.
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November 26, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on November 26, 2014
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“Unbundling” Search Engines

Given the lack of evidence of anti-competitive behaviour in the search engine market, action by the European Commission is unjustified. “Unbundling” will harm innovation, economic growth and the rule of law in the EU.
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November 20, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on November 20, 2014
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Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Myths and Reality

With cross-border trade volumes reaching new heights every year, and with governments still prone to arbitrary action, there is a need for effective, transparent, independent and swift ISDS. CETA, TTIP and future trade deals should contain an ISDS chapter.
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October 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on October 1, 2014
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The TTIP and the Future of EU Free Trade Agreements

The free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union has often been described as a template for the potentially much larger Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership currently being negotiated with the United States. As such it provides a good case study in the pitfalls that might plague, not just the TTIP, but other future trade agreements that the EU embarks upon.
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October 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on October 1, 2014
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The European Union and Lifestyle Freedoms

Dealing with public health challenges requires some degree of government action to protect the population from contagious diseases and pollution. Given the EU’s commitment to the free movement of people, it is appropriate that member states work together to identify and tackle communicable diseases with initiatives such as the Early Warning and Response System.
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EPICENTER publications and contributions from our member think tanks are designed to promote the discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. As with all EPICENTER publications, the views expressed here are those of the author and not EPICENTER or its member think tanks (which have no corporate view).