Simon J. Evenett     
University of St.Gallen and CEPR     
simon.evenett@unisg.ch     


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Research

Should Developing Countries Worry About Abuse of Dominant Power? Co-authored with Philippe Brusick. Published in the Wisconsin Law Review. 2008. Number 2. Abstract.
China's Role in the WTO and in Regional Trade Agreements. Co-authored with Jian Li.
Moving up the Value Chain: Upgrading China's Manufacturing Sector. Co-authored with Pan Yue.
Developing Chinese Trade in Services. Co-authored with Liping Zhang.
Competition Law and Europe's Open Borders: The Case of Motor Vehicle Distribution in Switzerland. Co-authored with Michael Meier. 1 September 2008. This papers findings were reported in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on 28 September 2008.
The European Union's Generalised System of Preference: An Assessment of the Empirical Evidence.Forthcoming. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London.
Systemic Implications of Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation and Competition. Co-edited with Robert Stern. Forthcoming. World Scientific. Hong Kong, China.
Politics triumphs economics? Political economy and the implementation of competition law and economic regulation in developing countries. Co-edited with Pradeep Mehta. Forthcoming in November 2008. Academic Foundation, India.
Competition Policy. To be published in The Princeton Encyclopaedia of World Economy edited by  Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan, Amy Jocelyn Glass, and Lewis S. Davis. Princeton University Press. Forthcoming in February 2009.
Government Procurement. To be published in The Princeton Encyclopaedia of World Economy edited by Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan, Amy Jocelyn Glass, and Lewis S. Davis. Princeton University Press. Forthcoming in February 2009.
WTO Accessions. Co-authored with Carlos Primo Braga. To be published in The Princeton Encyclopaedia of World Economy edited by Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan, Amy Jocelyn Glass, and Lewis S. Davis. Princeton University Press. Forthcoming in February 2009.
Beyond Tariffs: Multilateralising Deeper RTA Commitments.Co-authored with Richard Baldwin and Patrick Low. To be published in Multilateralising Regionalism: Challenges for the Global Trading System, edited by Richard Baldwin and Patrick Low. Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming.
Findings in an International Perspective. Co-authored with Claudia Schatan. Published in Competition Policies in Emerging Economics: Lessons and Challenges from Central America and Mexico, edited by Claudia Schatan and Eugenio Rivera Urrutia. Springer. 2008.
Istituto Bruno Leoni. Fifth Mises Seminar. Discussant of Parashar Kulkarni's paper titled Domestic Regulation in GATS and South Asia: Integrating the Domestic Reform Agenda with GATS Disciplines. Sestri Levante. 4-6 October 2008.
For a complete list of publications and presentations please see the "Research"-section.

 

Public Policy

What world leaders must do to halt the spread of protectionism. Co-edited with Richard Baldwin. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London.
World Trade Organization. The WTO's decision making process - Does it need to be reformed? Participant in a discussion with Guillermo Valles Galmés, Chair of the WTO Rules Negotiating Group. Geneva, 19 November 2008. A video of the discussion can be viewed here.
OECD. Policy Dialogue on Aid For Trade. Provided Rapporteur's remarks at the end of the conference. Paris, 3-4 November 2008.
Asian Development Bank (ADB). Training Workshop on Economics and Trade in Goods, 24 - 28 November 2008.
World Trade Organization (WTO). Presentation titled The Doha Round Impasse And Its Potential Resolution: A Straightforward Graphical Account. Geneva.  2 October 2008.
Swiss Association of MBAs. Joint Alumni Conference 2008. Gave presentation on Emerging Markets: Opportunties at the Bottom of the Pyramid? Zurich. 26 September 2008.
World Trade Organization. WTO Public Forum: Trading into the Future. Presented in panels on (i) The Missing Link Between Trade Openness & Poverty Reduction: The Role of the Multilateral Trading System, (ii) Variable Geometries and Critical Mass: Is there a case for new approaches to reinforce cooperation within the WTO?, (iii) Regionalism: The Greatest Challenge? and (iv) The Warwick Commission Report on the Future of the Multilateral Trade System: Strategies for Implementation. Geneva. 24-25 September 2008. 
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and BERR (UK Business Ministry). Trade Policy Workshop. Gave a presentation on the State of the Doha Round, chaired meeting, and summarised main findings and next steps at the end of the event. London. 22 September 2008.
Institut Droit et Economie (IDE), Université de Fribourg. Colloque fribourgeois du droit des cartels. Gave presentation on The empirical evaluation of competition authorities. Fribourg. 19 September 2008.
Geneva Trade and Development Forum. Chaired two discussions of the theme groups devoted to Newcomers and International Trade Rules (WTO Accessions) and acted as moderator of a panel for the Forum titled Known Problems and Known Solutions: Identifying the Missing Links. Crans-Montana, Switzerland. 18 September 2008.
Latin American Competition Forum (LACF). Presentation on Incorporating Competition Principles into Regional Trade Agreements: Options for Policymakers. Panama. 9-10 September 2008.
United Nations Commission on East Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Presentation on The Doha Round Impasse and Its Potential Resolution: A Straightforward Graphical Account. Bangkok. 21 August 2008.
Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS).. Seminar on Enhancing Development Through a Competition Culture. Gave a presentation titled The Harm Done By Cartels to Developing Countries. New Delhi. 14 August 2008.
Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Conference titled Global Partnership for Development: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go? Provided Rapporteur's remarks at the end of the conference. New Delhi. 12-13 August 2008.
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Presentation on The European Union's Generalised System of Preferences: An Assessment of the Evidential Base. Brussels. 14 July 2008.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Development Research Centre, China. Review conference on China's Sustainable Trade Strategy. Gave presentations with three co-authors on papers titled China's Role in the WTO and in Regional Trade Agreements (co-authored with Jian Li), Moving up the Value Chain: Upgrading China's Manufacturing Sector (co-authored with Pan Yue) and Developing Chinese Trade in Services (co-authored with Liping Zhang). 7-8 July 2008.
Rapportuer's report on the 2008 OECD Global Forum on Trade titled Globalisation and Emerging Economies. Prepared for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. September 2008.
Incorporating Competition Principles into Regional Trade Agreements: Options for Policymakers. Paper prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank for presentation at the Joint OECD-IDB Latin American Competition Forum, Panama City, Panama. September 2008. Also prepared a report for the OECD secretariat on the relevant session of the Forum, to be incorporated in a broader report on the Forum that will be circulated to the OECD Competition Committee in October 2008.
For a complete list of activities please see the "Public Policy"-section.