On 28th October 2021, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) and World Economic Forum (WEF) jointly organized an online brainstorming on subsidies and government intervention.
This session was based on the 28th GTA report “Subsidies & Market Access: Towards an Inventory of Subsidies by China, the EU & the USA” (https://www.globaltradealert.org/reports/gta-28-report) and WEF White Paper “Industrial Policy and International Competition: Trade and Investment Perspectives” (as attched).
Kamala Dawar, author of the WEF white paper and Senior Lecturer of the University of Sussex, Jean Heilman Grier, Trade Principal of Djaghe LLC, and FMG member Simon Evenett, author of the GTA repost and Professor of International Trade and Economic Development of University of St. Gallen shared their insights on this topic. FMG member Bernard Hoekman, Professor at European University Institute, as well as Yeling Tan, Assistant Professor of Political Science of University of Oregon shared their comments as discussant. Julia Nielson, Deputy Director of Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD moderated this session.
Almost 50 participants joined the brainstorming, including members of FMG, Friends of FMG and Punta del Este Group (PEG), Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, offcials at the WTO Secretariat and representatives from related international organizations, think tanks and universities.
Recording of this session can be viewed via: https://youtu.be/zvTxPbdmgFM.
Annex 1: Programme of this session
| 15:00-15:05 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun Lu (FMG) |
| 15:05-15:45 |
Presentations Moderator: Julia Nielson, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD |
| 15:05-15:15 | Speaker 1: Kamala Dawar, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Sussex |
| 15:15-15:20 | Speaker 2: Jean Heilman Grier, Trade Principal, Djaghe LLC |
| 15:20-15:35 | Speaker 3: Simon Evenett, Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, University of St. Gallen |
| 15:35-15:45 | Discussant 1: Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute |
| 15:45-15:55 | Discussant 2: Yeling Tan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon |
| 15:55-16:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Julia Nielson, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD |
Annex 2: List of confirmed participants
Confirmed Participants
1.FMG/FFMG/PEG members
Mercedes Araoz, FMG
Richard Baldwin, FMG
Clemens Boonekamp, FMG
Daniel Crosby, FMG
Deborah Elms, FMG
Simon Evenett, FMG (speaker)
Stuart Harbinson, FMG
Bernard Hoekman, FMG (discussant)
Alejandro Jara, FMG
Xiankun Lu, FMG
Hamid Mamdouh, FMG
Mario Matus, FMG&PEG
Mia Mikic, FMG
Hector R Torres, FMG
Sherry Stephenson, FMG
Alan Wolff, FMG
Olaf Wientzek, FFMG
2.WEF&WEF invitees
Aditi Sara Verghese, WEF
Kamala Dawar, University of Sussex (speaker)
Jean Heilman Grier, Djaghe LLC (speaker)
Yeling Tan, University of Oregon (discussant)
Ana Escobedo, Aperam London
Fuad Hasanov, IMF
Jan von Herff, BASF
Naoise McDonagh, University of Adelaide
3.WTO missions
Mexico: Angel Villalobos, Ambassador
Thailand: Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador
Canada: Martin Moen, DPR
Fiji: Anare Leweniqila, DPR
Israel: Rodolfo Rivas, DPR
Kenya: Lucy N. Kiruthu, DPR
Mexico: Ismael Ortiz, DPR
Netherlands: Marcel Vernooij, DPR
Norway: Benedicte Fleischer, DPR
Thailand: Chakarin Komolsiri, DPR
Turkey: Bahar Dogan, DPR
4.WTO Secretariat
Willy Alfaro, Director, Trade Policies Review Division
Robert Koopman, Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division
Clarisse Morgan, Director, Rules Division
Werner Zdouc, Director, Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme
5.International organizations
Julia Nielson, OECD (moderator)
Brad McDonald, IMF
Peter Van den Bossche, WTI
6.Think tanks
Douglas A. Irwin, PIIE
Bill Reinsch, PIIE
Chad Bown, PIIE
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, ECIPE
7.Universities
Fan Cui, University of International Business and Economics
Maxim Medvedkov, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Henry Gao, Singapore Management University
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