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Pietro Poretti on the GATS and Services Subsidies

Not everyone reads the comments on this blog, so I thought I'd put this very good comment by Pietro Poretti up as a post: I would like to add a few thoughts to the captivating discussion on GATS and financial services bailouts and, more generally, on services subsidies.

More on the Wisconsin Diploma Privilege

Following-up on this post, we may eventually get a decision related to whether Wisconsin's "diploma privilege" violates the dormant commerce clause. From the National Law Journal: A federal appeals court has rekindled a challenge to a Wisconsin rule that allows graduates of the state's

Subsidies Rules and Financial Services Bailouts

Todd Tucker has an interesting post over at Eyes on Trade, in which he makes the following points: 1. Certain trade experts have been saying that WTO rules do not apply to subsidies to the financial services industry (or, at least, do not provide much discipline). Thus, in their view,

A Trade in Services Dormant Commerce Clause Case

Someone is challenging Wisconsin's diploma privilege as a violation of the dormant commerce clause: Wisconsin’s diploma privilege for graduates of the law schools at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin may be in danger, at least if the Seventh Circuit reviews the merits of the privilege.

Do We Need Subsidies Rules for Services?

The UK gives up on a WTO subsidies complaint because there are no rules for subsidies to services: "Last year the Government said that the UK via the European Union would take legal action against Canada if its support for its videogames industry violated WTO rules," said Richard

IEL at the Supreme Court

Via Jonathan Dingel, I see that the Supreme Court will be taking up an anti-dumping issue: The Supreme Court said Monday it will rule on a case that could make it harder for U.S. companies to obtain protective tariffs on low-priced foreign goods. The dispute centers on whether uranium

The China Financial Information Services Dispute Is Here

The U.S./EU complaints against alleged Chinese restrictions on financial services are now official. From USTR's press release: The United States maintains that China’s restrictions and requirements limit the ability of foreign suppliers of financial information services to conduct business in China and place them at

BYOM: Bring Your Own Meat

From Reuters: China expressed regret on Thursday at reports the U.S. Olympic team would bring its own meat for the Beijing Games over concerns of drugs tainted food, and said it could guarantee safe supplies. The New York Times has reported that the U.S. Olympic Committee has arranged

Junk Mail, the Environment, and Market Access

Over at the Conglomerate, Gordon Smith complains about all the junk mail he gets and says: "... I am willing to vote for the presidential candidate who proclaims, 'I look forward to nailing the going out of business sign on the front door of the United States Postal Service.

Trade and Health Care

Over at Eyes on Trade, Todd Tucker says: "a move to universal health care could be challenged as a limitation on market access for health insurance companies." Upon reading this, my first thought was to look at the relevant part of the U.S. GATS Schedule to see