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Doha Development Round

Doha Development Round The Doha Development Round started in 2001 and continues today. The Doha Development Round or Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is the current trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which commenced in November 2001. • Its objective is to lower trade barriers around the world, which allows countries to increase trade globally. As of 2008, talks have stalled over a divide on major issues, such as: • • • agriculture, industrial tariffs non-tariff barriers, services, trade remedies. [1]

Doha Development Round The most significant differences are between developed nations: • European Union (EU), • United States (USA) • Japan • • Developing countries represented mainly by: India, Brazil, China South Africa. There is also considerable contention against and between the EU and the U. S. over their maintenance of agricultural subsidies—seen to operate effectively as trade barriers. [2]

Doha Development Round • • • The Doha Round began with a ministerial-level meeting in: Doha, Qatar (2001), Cancún, Mexico (2003), Hong Kong (2005), Geneva, Switzerland (2004, 2006, 2008)’ Paris, France (2005), Potsdam, Germany (2007). The most recent round of negotiations, July 23 -29 2008, broke down after failing to reach a compromise on agricultural import rules. [3] After the breakdown, major negotiations were not expected to resume until 2009. [4] Nevertheless, intense negotiations, mostly between the USA, China and India, were held in the end of 2008 in order to agree on negotiation modalities. However, these negotiations did not result in any progress.

Рurchasing power parity (PPP) • The purchasing power parity (PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power. Developed by Gustav Cassel in 1918, [1] • It is based on the law of one price: theory states that, in ideally efficient markets, identical goods should have only one price. • This purchasing power SEM rate equalizes the purchasing power of different currencies in their home countries for a given basket of goods. . • Using a PPP basis is arguably more useful when comparing differences in living standards on the whole between nations because PPP takes into account the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of different countries, rather than just a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) comparison. • The best-known and most-used purchasing power parity exchange rate is the Geary-Khamis dollar (the "international dollar").

Рurchasing power parity (PPP) • • PPP exchange rate (the "real exchange rate") fluctuations are mostly due to market exchange rate movements. Aside from this volatility, consistent deviations of the market and PPP exchange rates are observed, for example (market exchange rate) prices of non-traded goods and services are usually lower where incomes are lower. (A U. S. dollar exchanged and spent in India will buy more haircuts than a dollar spent in the United States). There can be marked differences between PPP and market exchange rates. [2] For example, the World Bank's World Development Indicators 2005 estimated that in 2003, one United States dollar was equivalent to about 1. 8 Chinese yuan by purchasing power parity [3] — considerably different from the nominal exchange rate that put one dollar equal to 7. 6 yuan. This discrepancy has large implications; for instance, GDP per capita in the People's Republic of China is about US$1, 800 while on a PPP basis it is about US$7, 204. This is frequently used to assert that China is the world's second-largest economy, but such a calculation would only be valid under the PPP theory. At the other extreme, Japan's nominal GDP per capita is around US$37, 600, but its PPP figure is only US$30, 615.

Рurchasing power parity (PPP) • Relative PPP • Purchasing power parity is often called absolute purchasing power parity to distinguish it from a related theory relative purchasing power parity, which predicts the relationship between the two countries' relative inflation rates and the change in the exchange rate of their currencies. • Relative PPP relates the inflation rate (the change of price levels) in each country to the change in the market exchange rate.

Рurchasing power parity (PPP) • PPP equalization and the law of one price • The law of one price states that differing prices of a traded good will tend to equalize in the absence of tariffs, other barriers to trade and prohibitively high shipping rates. The law of one price can also be stated as: "In an efficient market all identical goods must have only one price. " • The PPP hypothesis is that free trade of goods will align exchange rates with their PPP values. However, econometric analysis rejects this hypothesis, and gives a better prediction of the PPP/exchange rate relationship (the CPI) based on relative GDPs. Neo-classical economics includes Balassa-Samuelson effect theory, which explains the PPP model adjustment giving the equilibrium CPIs.

Рurchasing power parity (PPP) Big Mac Index Big Mac hamburgers, like this one from Japan, are similar worldwide. Main article: Big Mac Index An example of one measure of PPP is the Big Mac Index popularized by The Economist, which looks at the prices of a Big Mac burger in Mc. Donald's restaurants in different countries. • If a Big Mac costs USD$4 in the U. S. and GBP£ 3 in the United Kingdom, the PPP exchange rate would be £ 3 for $4. • For instance, a Big Mac in downtown Chicago is likely to be priced higher than one in Wisconsin. Such pricing differences existing in one country demonstrate the imperfection of the Big Mac Index. • •