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Title: The WTO Government Procurement Agreement as a Commitment Device: A First Appraisal

Author(s): Benedikt Dengler and Bernard Hoekman

Publication Date: October 2018

Keyword(s): commitment, Government Procurement Agreement, public procurement, Trade agreements and WTO

Programme Area(s): International Trade and Regional Economics

Abstract: This paper presents novel reduced form evidence on the association between international trade agreements that include disciplines on public procurement practices reflected in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) and public sector imports following the 2008 financial crisis. The results are suggestive of such international disciplines acting as an effective commitment device: GPA membership is associated with a significantly higher import share following the crisis than is observed for countries that are not members. We also find evidence that the GPA and PTAs that cover public procurement are partial substitutes.

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Dengler, B and Hoekman, B. 2018. 'The WTO Government Procurement Agreement as a Commitment Device: A First Appraisal'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=13266