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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2021
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- An assessment of trade policies related to COVID-19 Rosane Nunes de Faria Laura Mercedes Grimaldo Hidalgo Leonardo Ferraz Economía y Finanzas 19 COVID WTO notification International trade Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, international trade was particularly important to guarantee the supply of medical and other goods. This article analyses COVID-19 trade-related policies found in the World Trade Organization (WTO) system from February to October 2020. We used the Database of WTO members’ notifications on COVID-19, including information on 198 notifications. It allows us to observe the trend of notifications, countries and products most affected, types of measures, and the adherence to the WTO’s guidelines. Our findings show two waves of notifications. In the first wave, countries acted unilaterally with little regard to multilateral tools. However, in the second wave, characterized by the predominance of trade-facilitating measures, a trend towards multilateral actions is observed through the establishment of “declarations”. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies were the most affected products, but agricultural and food products have also been heavily affected. 2021 artículo científico 1132-2799 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39180895003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=391 Revista Galega de Economía application/pdf Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Revista Galega de Economía (España) Num.1 Vol.30