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Revisiting the Impact of TRIPS on Trade: Evidence from Staggered Difference-in-Differences by Ridwan Ah Sheikh and Sunil Kanwar

NO : WP-2025-025 AUTHOR : Ridwan Ah Sheikh and Sunil Kanwar TITLE : Revisiting the Impact of TRIPS on Trade: Evidence from Staggered Difference-in-Differences ABSTRACT : This paper uses an extended two-way fixed effects (ETWFE) estimator for staggered difference-in-differences to evaluate the impact of compliance with the 1995 agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual […]

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US Tariff Shocks and India–US Trade Negotiations: Balancing Strategic Design and Agricultural Sensitivities by Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar

NO : WP-2025-024 AUTHOR : Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar TITLE : US Tariff Shocks and India–US Trade Negotiations: Balancing Strategic Design and Agricultural Sensitivities ABSTRACT : This study evaluates the economic implications of recent US tariff escalations, centered on the “7th and 27th August Tariff Shock”, and examines India’s strategic options in responding […]

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Rules of Origin in India’s Trade Agreements: Introducing a New Dataset and Severity Indices by Himanshu Jaiswal

NO : WP-2025-023 AUTHOR : Himanshu Jaiswal TITLE : Rules of Origin in India’s Trade Agreements: Introducing a New Dataset and Severity Indices ABSTRACT : This paper develops a comprehensive dataset and new severity indices to evaluate the Rules of Origin (RoO) in India’s trade agreements. RoO, while essential for preventing trade deflection, can […]

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