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Publications & Contributions


Comprehensive list of MAR publications and contributions

 

 

 

 

2008                                                                                                      

World Trade Indicators 2008, World Bank. Data preparation by ITC. (pdf) 

The Global Enabling Trade Report 2008, World Economic Forum. Data preparation by ITC. (pdf)

Additional Taxes on the Indirect Evidence on Trade Protection, 2008.  Article by Lionel Fontagné, Mondher Mimouni and Xavier Pichot in the Global Enabling Trade Report 2008, World Economic Forum, pages 41 to 51. (pdf)

The Impact of Regulations on Agricultural Trade: Evidence from the SPS and TBT Agreements, 2008. Article by Anne-Célia Disdier, Lionel Fontagné and Mondher Mimouni, published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 90, Issue 2, pages 336 to 350. (pdf)

 

2007                                                                                                      

World Tariff Profiles 2006, a joint publication of ITC, WTO and UNCTAD. (English) (French) (Spanish)

Export Potential Assessment in Cambodia, 2007.

Identification of Priority Industries and Countries for CBI’s Export Promotion Activities. Report prepared for the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), Netherlands, 2007.

Trade Competitiveness Assessment in Romania, 2007.

Export Potential Assessment in Nepal, 2007. Report co-financed by the European Commission.

Sudan Market Study, 2007. Report prepared for The Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development (OCIPED).

The Impact of Regulations on Agricultural Trade: Evidence from the SPS and TBT Agreements, 2007. CEPII Working paper, by Anne-Célia Disdier, Lionel Fontagné and Mondher Mimouni. (pdf)

 

2006                                                                                                      

Assessing Bilateral Trade Potential at the Commodity Level: An Operational Approach, November 2006, ITC Working Paper, by Christian Helmers and Jean-Michel Pasteels. (pdf) 

Trade Competitiveness Assessment in Kazakhstan, 2006.

Trade Competitiveness Assessment in Uruguay, 2006.

Trade Competitiveness Assessment in Ghana, 2006.

“A Comparison of de jure Economic Integration in East Asia: Is East Asia Discriminating Against Itself?”. Paper presented at the International Workshop on East Asia’s De-facto Economic Integration, January 19, 2005 at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), JETRO, Japan. Published as Chapter 7 in East Asia's De Facto Economic Integration, edited by D. Hiratsuka, Palgrave MacMillan, London, 2006.

Accords commerciaux et expansion du commerce des marchandises de l'Afrique, 2006. Article by Mondher Mimouni in ICTSD Passerelles - March-April 2006, Volume VII, no. 2. (pdf)

 

2005                                                                                                      

Identification of priority sectors for export promotion in Botswana, 2005. Report prepared within the framework of the Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP).

Identification of priority sectors for export promotion in Zambia, 2005. Report prepared within the framework of the Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP).

Export Potential Assessment in Mongolia, 2005. Report co-financed by the European Commission.

Export Potential Assessment in Viet Nam, 2005. Report financed by the Governments of Switzerland (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs – seco) and Sweden (Swedish International Development Agency -- Sida).

Export Potential Assessment in Lao PDR, 2005. Report financed by the Governments of Switzerland (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs – seco) and Sweden (Swedish International Development Agency -- Sida).

Estimating the Impact of Environmental SPS and TBT on International Trade, 2005. Article by Lionel Fontagné, Mondher Mimouni and Jean-Michel Pasteels, published in the Integration and Trade Journal, Volume 22, pages 7 to 37. (pdf)

An Assessment of Environmentally-Related Non-Tariff Measures, 2005. Article by Lionel Fontagné, Friedrich von Kirchbach and Mondher Mimouni, published in The World Economy, Volume 28, Issue 10, pages 1417 to 1439. (pdf)

 

2004                                                                                                      

The Rights and Wrongs of Africa’s Trading Structure: Capitalizing on the Continent’s Strengths. In: The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2003-2004, World Economic Forum (forthcoming).  

 

2003                                                                                                      

Cassava, 2003: World Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2003. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Animal feed).  

 

Dehydrated Beans, 2003: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2003. (Available in French only upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Export Performance and Stages of Development. In: The Global Competitiveness Report 2002-2003, World Economic Forum, 2003, pp. 308-328.  

 

Market Access Barriers: A growing issue for developing country exporters? In: International Trade Forum, The Magazine of the International Trade Centre, 2/2003, pp. 25-27.  

 

Nutmeg, 2003: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2003. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices).  

 

The Arab World in the Global Market: What the trade data reveal. In: The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2002-2003, World Economic Forum, 2003, pp. 120-143.

2002                                                                                                        

Analytical Tools for Enhancing the Participation of Developing Countries in the Multilateral Trading System in the Context of the Doha Development Agenda. In: Aussenwirtschaft, 57, 2002, pp. 343-369. (pdf)

 

Bananas, 2002: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2002. (Available in French only upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Candles, 2003: EU Overview, focus Germany. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2003. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Art, collection, decoration and cultural goods).

 

Dehydrated Vegetables, 2002: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2002. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Fresh or dehydrated avocado, 2002: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2002. (Available in French only upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Frozen Hake, 2002 Alaska. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2002. (Available in French only upon subscription to the Product Map on Fishery products).

 

Globalisation, performances commerciales et développement, 2002. Article by Lionel Fontagné and Mondher Mimouni, published in Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, No.2, 2002, pages 27 to 39. (pdf)  

 

Greece: A Market for Developing Countries and Economies in Transition. ITC Technical Paper, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2002. (Available from ITC’s E-Shop)  

 

L’environnement, nouvel obstacle au commerce de produits agricoles et alimentaires. In: Economie internationale, No. 1, 2002. (pdf

 

Potentiels de commerce entre économies hétérogènes: un guide à l'usage des modèles de gravité. In: Economie et Prévision, 2002, pp. 115-139. (pdf)  

 

Sectoral Trade Performance. In: The Global Competitiveness Report 2001-2002, World Economic Forum, 2002, pp.124 – 138.  

 

Shrimp, 2002 Spain. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2002. (Available in French only upon subscription to the Product Map on Fishery products).

 

Trade in ICT Products: The global framework and empirical evidence. In: The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002, World Economic Forum, 2002, pp. 104-116.  

 

MAcMaps: une mesure bilatérale et désagrégée de l'accès au marché, 2002. Article by A. Bouët, L. Fontagné, M. Mimouni and X. Pichot, published in Economie Internationale, Volume 89-90, pages 39 to 64. (pdf)

 

Market Access Barriers: A Growing Issue for Developing Countries Exporters?, 2002. Article by Friedrich von Kirchbach and Mondher Mimouni, published in ITC's International Trade Forum, Issue 2/2003.

 

2001                                                                                                        

 

A First Assessment of Environment-Related Trade Barriers. Centre d’Etudes Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales (CEPII), Paris, November 2001. (pdf

 

Automotive Components, 2001: Czech Republic. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on automotive components and accessories).

 

Automotive Components, 2001: Poland. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Automotive components and accessories).

 

Cardamom, 2001: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices and culinary herbs).  

 

Ceramic Tiles, 2001: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available in English and French upon subscription to the Product Map on Construction materials).

 

Cinnamon and Cassia, 2001: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices and culinary herbs). 

 

Circuit boards, 2001: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Electronic equipment and components).

 

Coriander and Cumin Seeds, 2001: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map.

 

Cultured Pearls, 2001: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available in French only upon subscription to the Product Map on Precious, semi-precious metals, stones and jewellery.

 

Dried Ginger, 2001: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices and culinary herbs).

 

Environmental Trade Barriers. Who Wins, Who Loses, What’s the Score? Interview with Friedrich von Kirchbach. In: International Trade Forum, The Magazine of the International Trade Centre, 2/2001, pp. 22. 

 

Foreign Trade Statistics: A guide to their use in market research. Technical Papers. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, September 2001. (Available from ITC’s E-Shop)   

 

Fresh Grapes, 2001: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available in English and French upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Frozen Vegetables, 2001: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available in English and French upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Fruit/Vegetable Juices and Fruit Purée, 2001: U.K. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

International Trade and Rent Sharing in Developed and Developing Countries. Research Papers. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, November 2001. (pdf

 

Instant Coffee, 2001: France. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available in English and French upon subscription to the Product Map on Coffee and coffee products). 

 

LDCs - Myths and Realities. In: International Trade Forum, The Magazine of the International Trade Centre, 3/2001, pp. 6.

 

LDCs' Trade, An analytical note. Discussion Document. Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Brussels, May 2001. (pdf) 

 

Market Access Maps: A bilateral and disaggregated measure of market access. Research Papers. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, April 2001.(pdf)

 

Potentiels de commerce entre économies hétérogènes: Un petit mode d’emploi des modèles de gravité. Document de recherche appliquée. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, November 2001. (pdf

 

Une Première évaluation des barrières environnementales au commerce international. Document de recherche appliquée. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, June 2001. (pdf)  

 

Vanilla, 2001: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2001. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices and culinary herbs).

 

L'environnement, nouvel obstacle au commerce de produits agricoles et alimentaires, 2001. Article by Lionel Fontagné and Mondher Mimouni, published in Economie Internationale, Volume 87, pages 63 to 87. (pdf)

2000                                                                                                        

Africa’s Export Success Stories. In: International Trade Forum, The Magazine of the International Trade Centre, 1/2000, pp. 34.

 

Export Performance of Least Developed Countries: Country Profiles. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, February 2000. (English and French).  (pdf

 

Fresh Pineapples, 2000: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2000. (Available in English and French upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and Vegetables).

 

Gum Arabic, 2000: World Production and Trade. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2000. (Available in English and French upon subscription to the Product Map).

 

Honey, 2000 Russian Federation. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2000 (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Honey and apicultural products).

 

Openess, Trade Performance and Economic Development. Research Papers. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, June 2000. (pdf)  

 

Wooden Household Furniture, 2000: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 2000. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Furniture and components).

 

Trade Performance Index, 2000. Background Paper, ITC (pdf)

1999                                                                                                        

Household linen, 1999: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1999. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Household and furnishing textiles).  

 

Imitation jewellery, 1999: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1999. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Precious, semi-precious metals, stones and jewellery).

 

Sesame seeds, 1999: World Overview, EU, Japan, Rep. of Korea, USA. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1999. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices and culinary herbs).

 

Tools for Enhancing International Trade Development and Diversification. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, November 1999. (pdf

 

Tools for Designing and Monitoring National Export Strategies. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, November 1999. (pdf

1998                                                                                                        

Curtains, 1998: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Household and furnishing textiles).

 

Essential oils, 1998: EU Overview, USA, Japan. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Fragrances and flavors).

 

Honey and Beeswax, 1998: EU Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Honey and apicultural products).

 

Okra, 1998: World Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available in English, French and Spanish upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Passion fruit, 1998: World Overview. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available in English, French and Spanish upon subscription to the Product Map on Fruit and vegetables).

 

Pet accessories, 1998: Central and Eastern Europe. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Pets, pet food and accessories).

 

Romania: A Partner for Developing Countries. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available from ITC’s E-Shop in French and English)

 

Spices, 1998: EU Overview, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russian Federation. ITC Market Brief, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva, 1998. (Available upon subscription to the Product Map on Spices and culinary herbs).

 

 

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