institute for international trade - report on activities 2003-10

FACULTY OF THE PROFESSIONS

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES 2003-10

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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CONTENTS

Welcome .................................................................... 2

Strategic Objectives ............................................... 4

Highlights .................................................................. 6

Research & Consulting .......................................... 7

Training & Capacity Building .............................. 10

Special Institute Activities ................................... 12

Postgraduate Academic Programs ................... 14

Linkages .................................................................. 15

International Conferences ................................... 16

Institute Clients ...................................................... 17

Staff, WTO Fellows, Associate Experts & Researchers ........................................ 18

Board of Governors .............................................. 19

Publications ............................................................ 24

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAdE

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES 2003-10

JOHN DAWKINS AO

I have had the privilege of being closely associated with the Institute for International Trade since its inception in early 2003. First, as a member of the Board of Governors and in more recent years as the Convenor of the Board, I have watched the Institute grow and with its activities diversifying over time. The Institute prides itself on its expertise and on the fact that the advice and assistance it provides is uniformly of a practical nature. The Institute has established an enviable reputation throughout Australia, our region and beyond.

When I revisit the strategic objectives the Board set for the Institute many years ago, I am impressed by the extent to which the Executive director and staff have attained or exceeded these objectives. With its combination of research, consulting, training and academic teaching, the Institute for International Trade has a solid footing for the future. As you peruse this Report on Activities for the Institute’s first eight years, I feel sure that you will share my view that the record reflects some major accomplishments. This record is justification of the faith placed in the Institute when the South Australian Government and the University of Adelaide supported its establishment.

We are fortunate to count as members of the Board of Governors an impressive group of men and women from Australia and around the world. I am sure that I can speak for the entire Board in saying that we are glad to have had the opportunity to work with the Institute, its distinguished director and his staff over the past eight years. I have every confidence that the Institute will continue to perform and prosper.

Sincerely John dawkins, AO Convenor, Board of Governors

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ANDREW L. STOLER

The Institute for International Trade has come a long way since its establishment in early 2003. I am pleased to say that we have been able over the years to build a reputation for excellence in capacity-building training activities, specialised contract research and consulting and academic programs focussed on international trade, investment and development. We have also been successful at building and maintaining important relationships with other organisations in Australia and around the globe and these linkages have frequently paid off handsomely through the opportunities they have provided for collaborative projects.

There have been opportunities over the years for some very unique activities that fall outside of our normal lines of work. Our China Mayors Study Tour is in its fifth year in 2011. For a number of years, IIT hosted the WTO Moot Court competition for our region. We have conducted expert opinion surveys on our own and in collaboration with trade-related organisations in other parts of the world. For two years, IIT had the honour of representing Australia in the East Asian Summit’s track two study of a possible Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia agreement.

In the early days of 2011, we have an exciting and active period ahead of us. We will be designing and delivering major training programs for the developing country government officials this year. On the academic front, new student enrolment in our Master of International Trade and development program has risen to 19 students and new elective courses are due to be introduced in the second semester. We will be continuing a number of ongoing research projects this year and anticipate initiating a significant new project.

Our success has been facilitated by a number of factors over the years, including strong support from the University of Adelaide, our Board of Governors, agencies of the Australian and South Australian governments and hard work by the Institute staff, Visiting WTO Fellows, and our Associate Experts..

Sincerely, Andrew L. Stoler Executive director

PROFESSOR JAMES A. McWHA

The Institute for International Trade has made a unique and highly valuable contribution to the University of Adelaide. Over the past eight years the Institute’s activities have helped enhance our standing with both Commonwealth and State government departments and agencies with trade and economic responsibilities. The Institute has established close and high-level links with organisations such as the department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austrade and AusAid and, through its consultation and research, contributes to the University’s strong research profile.

Through extensive international connections, the Institute has also developed valuable and constructive relationships with intergovernmental organisations including the World Trade Organization and the World Bank. These connections, and a deep experience in working with people from other backgrounds and cultures, have enabled the Institute to successfully branch out into some impressive non-trade activities, such as the annual China Mayors Study Tour focussed on Chinese-Australian cooperation in solving mutual urban problems. The University of Adelaide more generally has benefited importantly from the Institute’s work in these areas.

Finally, I want to record how pleased I am at the successful launch in 2010 of the Institute-managed Master of International Trade and development (MITd) program. This program is unique in Australia, combining law, economics, and trade courses to provide students with the diversified practical background they need to have to find real jobs in the modern global economy. In this – only its second year – the MITd has attracted students from Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Papua New Guinea, Chinese Taipei and China, as well as a sizeable number of Australians.

The Institute for International Trade is making an important contribution, not just for the University of Adelaide, but also for the State, Australia and international communities.

Sincerely Professor James A. McWha Vice-Chancellor and President

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REPORT ON AcTIvITIES

STraTEGiC OBJECTivES


The Board of Governors has agreed the following Statement of Strategic Objectives for the Institute:

• To become the premier Australian institution providing training, strategic advice and practical assistance relating to the practice of international trade policy;

• To forge and maintain lasting and productive relationships between the Institute and other Australian institutions and intergovernmental organisations such as the World Trade Organization, World Bank, OECD, IDLO and ADB;

• To make a significant contribution to the capacity of Australian governments and private sector operators – particularly those in South Australia – to fully appreciate the opportunities and challenges presented by developments in the international economic environment and thereby position themselves to gain maximum benefit from these developments;

• To further develop and maintain a positive public profile that enhances the reputation of Adelaide and South Australia as a centre for excellence in education and public international policy study and discussion;

• To make a sustained contribution to the academic and training activities of Adelaide’s three universities.

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In its contract work for businesses in Australia and overseas and through research projects funded by government, the private sector and international intergovernmental organisations, the Institute has completed a number of significant projects over the years.

On-going international trade negotiations - both those in the WTO and in the growing number of Free Trade Agreements - and their implications for business and government policy-makers have been the subject of many of our projects. A number of projects have researched the specific implications of trade agreements and reforms for developing countries.

Other research work has focussed on how governments and businesses have dealt with the challenges of participating in a complex international trading environment and how modern approaches to customs matters and border controls can speed international trade flows.

Key projects undertaken in this period include:

Policy Brief: how Trade Initiatives are helping to Achieve the MDGsIn this policy brief, resulting from research commissioned by AusAId, Institute researchers analysed how trade initiatives are helping to achieve the Millennium development Goals (MdGs). The study shows how well-planned and strategically executed trade policy initiatives can and do impact positively on sustainable poverty reduction, as well as contributing importantly to the achievement of other MdGs. [Not available to the public]

Viability of a Critical Mass Framework for Agricultural Trade negotiationsThis report documents the results of a multi-year research effort undertaken by IIT with the support of research grants from the Australian Rural Industries Research and development Corporation (RIRdC) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), The research, undertaken in collaboration with research partners in Brazil, India, China and Indonesia demonstrates that a multilateral agricultural trade negotiation could easily be undertaken on a so-called “critical mass” basis and that such a negotiation would produce significant economic outcomes. However, for a variety of reasons, the report also finds that governments are not currently prepared to experiment with a new approach to agricultural trade negotiations. [Publicly available from RIRdC]

AAnZFTA: A Guide for ASEAn BusinessThis publication was prepared under contract to the ASEAN Secretariat and is designed to assist the ASEAN business community in understanding the opportunities emerging from the

ASEAN-Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA). Organized as a guide for business persons, the publication highlights the salient provisions of the Agreement, including market opportunities that have been created for manufacturers, traders, investors and professionals. [Publicly available from ASEAN]

AAnZFTA: Primer on Rules of OriginLike the “Guide for Business” this ASEAN-sponsored publication explains the rules of origin governing preferential access under the AANZFTA. It provides practical advice to exporters on topics like where to find the rule applying to a specific good, how to calculate regional value content (RVC), how the change in tariff classification (CTC) rule operates and where product specific rules apart from RVC and CTC apply in the AANZFTA context. The Primer also contains practical examples of how the rules operate and details the model format for AANZFTA certificates of origin. [Publicly available from ASEAN]

Effectiveness of Multilateral Agencies’ Aid for Trade ActivitiesThis study examines the “aid for trade” activities of a number of mainly Geneva-based multilateral intergovernmental organisations, including the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, The Advisory Centre on WTO Law, the United Nations Conference on Trade and development, the Agency for International Trade Information and Consultation, the International Trade Centre and the International development Law Organization. The study evaluated the relative effectiveness of the agencies’ trade-related capacity-building activities, with a particular focus on the extent to which they would likely complement Australian Government efforts in our region. [Not available to the public].

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International Trade Issues Affecting the Australian Seafood IndustryThis study examined the potential impact on Australian seafood producers and exporters of likely developments in multilateral and regional trade negotiations as well as the potential for new trade barriers or government interventions to negatively impact the industry’s international interests. The 2008 study was undertaken under contract to the Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre. [Not available to the public]

ASEAn Business Services ProjectThe Institute for International Trade joined forces with the University of the Philippines - Centre for the Advancement of Trade Integration and Facilitation, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Indonesia and the Thailand development Research Institute to undertake a research study examining the opportunities for the expansion of business services among ASEAN economies. The study identified and evaluated policies and domestic regulations that impede trade amongst

ASEAN member countries in five business services sectors, namely accountancy, architectural, legal, computer and related services and management consulting services. [Publicly available from ASEAN]

South Australian Free Trade Agreement SeriesOver the years, the Institute has undertaken a number of studies of the likely implications for the South Australian economy of free trade agreements (FTAs) under negotiation between Australia and its trading partners. The studies are qualitatively oriented (no economic modelling was undertaken) and are based mainly on interviews with economic operators in the state and their own evaluations as to how changes in Australian or partner trade and investment policy would impact their interests. The individual studies in the series were undertaken under contract to the State department of Trade and Economic development and are addressed to Australian FTAs with China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, India and Chile. [Not available to the public]

Benefits and Challenges of “PACER-Plus”Under contract to the Australian Government, the Institute prepared a study on the potential benefits and challenges of a preferential trade agreement (“PACER-Plus”) linking Australia and New Zealand to the fourteen Pacific Island countries that are members of the Pacific Island Forum. The report emphasizes the need for political and economic reforms in the Pacific and the need for negotiations to be prepared through trade capacity-building work. The report contains forty separate recommendations relating to how and when a PACER Plus agreement should be undertaken. [Publicly available from the IIT website]

PICTA Impact on Smaller Forum Island nationsThe Pacific Island Forum Secretariat commissioned the Institute to undertake this study of the potential impact of the regional PICTA trade agreement on eight of the smaller island nations in the forum.


The report demonstrates that the near- and medium-term impact on tariff revenues of implementing the PICTA agreement would be relatively minor and could be readily offset by other revenue raising measures and the adoption of more cost-efficient implementation procedures. The final report was completed in May 2007. [Publicly available from the PIFS website]

APEC Study of Uneven GrowthThe Australian Government though AusAId commissioned the Institute to undertake research to identify successful regional policy experiences - in terms of achieving more even growth outcomes - within APEC economies with particular reference to the implications for developing economies. The Institute developed case-studies on uneven growth in Australia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Canada as part of the broader study, to draw out lessons of relevance for developing country policy-makers. The research was completed in early September 2006 and then tabled at APEC’s Economic and Technical Cooperation Committee meeting later that month. In brief, the study finds that the appropriate role of government is to intervene in the market in such a way as to maximise the advantages of high growth regions and to facilitate market led reform while also taking effective action to minimise the underlying economic and social costs of disparity through specific and targeted programs. [Not available to the public]

Trade Facilitation in Regional Trade AgreementsThe United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (UNESCAP) hosts the secretariat for the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) created in 2004 to assist policy makers in the region on trade policy issues. The Institute for International Trade was commissioned by ARTNeT to undertake two research projects on issues related to trade facilitation. One study focussed on a comparative analysis of the treatment of trade facilitation in regional agreements such as APEC, an ASEAN FTA (AFTA), and the emerging agreement on closer

economic relations between Pacific Island Countries with Australia and New Zealand, PACER. The comparative analysis not only gives insight into model trade facilitation measures for developing countries but also examines relevant implementation challenges. [Publicly available from the UNESCAP ARTNeT website]

Trade Facilitation and Logistics ServicesThe second research study commissioned by ARTNeT examined the relationship between logistics services liberalisation and trade facilitation reform using the seafood industry in South Australia as a case-study. The study highlighted that a regulatory framework which can balance the need to progress the liberalisation of logistics services while at the same time maintain the requisite degree of control at national borders to protect against security, safety and health threats, will best lay the foundation for the most effective development of logistic services and trade facilitation. Consultation with all the relevant stakeholders - governmental bodies, suppliers of logistics services, and exporters and importers dependent upon logistics services - will help to realise the known benefits of logistics liberalisation. [Publicly available from the UNESCAP ARTNeT website]

Wine Australia (Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation) StudyIn december 2006, the Institute completed a report commissioned by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC) on the contribution made by the AWBC to the management of international trade issues affecting the export markets of the Australian wine industry. The report concluded that AWBC had made important and recognised contributions to the successful management of trade issues - particularly those involving regulatory matters - and recommended that the corporation should continue to be involved in those trade areas of its historic involvement. [Not available to the public]

AWB Ltd. & the Doha RoundIn 2005, the Institute undertook an extensive analysis for AWB Ltd. of how the company’s export interests in a wide range of products might be impacted by expected developments in the doha Round of WTO trade negotiations. The report examined how existing market access barriers in AWB’s most significant export markets would likely be liberalised as well as the likely impact on markets of WTO agreements on reduction of domestic subsidies and possible elimination of export subsidies. The report also examined the question of state trading under WTO rules and discussed whether the doha Round negotiations might limit AWB’s ability to continue to operate as a “single-desk” exporter in wheat. [Not available to the public]


Over the years, the Institute has developed a reputation for designing and delivering high-quality specialized training and capacity-building programs tailored to the needs of program participants. Summaries of the most significant training programs delivered during the period of this report are provided below.

“PACER-Plus” Trade Training for the PacificUnder contract to AusAId and dFAT, the Institute designed and delivered a series of ten one-week training modules for Pacific Island government officials who are involved in the PACER-Plus regional trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. The modules were organized thematically focussed on specific areas such as trade in services, investment, competition policy, market access negotiations for manufactures and agriculture, etc. The training was delivered from late 2008 to mid-2010, with nine modules at the Institute in Adelaide and one module delivered in Samoa.

FTA negotiations Training for the Chinese GovernmentThroughout 2006 and early 2007, Institute staff, Visiting WTO Fellows and Associate Experts developed and delivered a series of advanced workshops for Chinese Government officials on aspects of negotiating free trade agreements with a particular focus on differences between the treatment of certain trade issues in the WTO as compared to FTAs. The fourteen workshops were conducted in Beijing and included participants from a broad range of Chinese Government ministries. Australian Government experts contributed to several of the workshops.

Shanghai WTO Affairs Centre 50/100 Training ProgramFifteen senior officials of the Shanghai Municipal Government completed a three-month intensive trade training program organized by the Institute in cooperation with the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre. In Adelaide, the officials were trained in WTO agreements, bilateral and regional trade agreements and undertook a number of custom-designed negotiating simulations. In Sydney, a series of meetings were organized with banks and businesses active in China. Over several days in Canberra, the trainees met with government agencies, research groups and lobbying organisations. The training program was delivered in mid-2005.

Services Trade Training for VietnamOperating under a contract with the United Nations development Program, the Institute developed and delivered an intensive four-week training program on trade in services for Vietnamese Government officials in November, 2004. In Adelaide, the trainees underwent intensive training in all aspects of international trade in services and devoted several days to a simulation exercise of a multilateral trade negotiation on services commitments. One week of the program was spent in Sydney, where the focus was on sectoral services studies and field visits to the headquarters of a number of Australian services providers.

FTA and Services Trade Training for Chinese TaipeiIn late August 2008, the Institute delivered a one-week trade training program for officials in Chinese Taipei. The first part of the training program was devoted to the options for treating market access issues for manufactured products and agriculture in free trade agreements. The final three days of the program were

focussed on services trade negotiations and incorporated a simulation of a multilateral trade negotiation on trade in services. Thirty-two officials participated in the training program representing a wide variety of agencies in Taipei.

WTO Awareness Workshops in BhutanUnder contract to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the Asia-Pacific (UNESCAP), the Institute developed and delivered a week-long program in Bhutan relating to the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization. The program of “national awareness workshops” was delivered to business representatives and government officials in the capital, Thimpu, and in Bhutan’s principal commercial centre, Phuentsholing, The awareness workshops, delivered in June 2007, were designed to expose the business community in Bhutan to the challenges and opportunities of the country’s proposed membership in the WTO.

FTA negotiations Training for APEC Officials (2004-2008)Over a four-year period, the Institute was a regular contributor to advanced workshops on free trade agreement negotiations for officials from selected APEC economies. IIT normally delivered training on the treatment of investment, movement of natural persons, trade


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facilitation and the treatment of contingent trade remedies in FTAs.

The advanced workshops were delivered under contract to the Australian department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and took place in Beijing, Bandar Seri Begawan (2004), Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta (2006) and Yogyakarta (2008).

ASEAN Workshop on Mutual Recognition AgreementsThe Institute played a central role in the development and delivery of a workshop for senior ASEAN officials addressed to mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) for professional services providers. The Institute’s contribution focussed on the treatment of services MRAs in the WTO, selected bilateral and regional agreements, and existing sectoral arrangements in place for engineers, architects, accountants and certain other professionals. Nearly 100 ASEAN officials participated in the USAId-funded program which was held in September 2006 on the Indonesian island of Bali.

DFAT Graduate Program SimulationThe Executive director of the Institute is a regular participant in the department of Foreign Affairs and Trade training program for its graduate intake. For several years, the Executive director has delivered a two-day training exercise simulating the unsuccessful 2003 WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico.

Graduates play the roles of key WTO Members in the negotiations and engage in “Green Room” meetings and “Confessionals” with the Executive director who plays the role of the chairman of the conference (Mexican Foreign Minister Ernesto derbez).

Kaifeng City Training ProgramIn October-November 2008, the Institute delivered a training program for twenty government officials from Kaifeng City, China focussed on the industrialization of agriculture and its implications for international trade.

The Adelaide-based program also included expert presentations on water management, seed breeding and agricultural supply chains.

Market Access Training Programs for Cambodia and LaosUnder the auspices of the Singapore-Australia Trilateral Cooperation Program, the Institute delivered two intensive five-day training programs in market access issues for officials from the Lao People’s democratic Republic and Cambodia. In the Lao program, delivered in March 2005, twenty-six government officials from ten different government ministries were introduced to the opportunities and challenges derived from agricultural and industrial product trade liberalisation as it affects both the country’s exports and imports. A special session on the future of Cambodia’s textile and clothing industry featured as part of the market access program the Institute delivered to twenty-four private and public sector officials in that country in September 2005.

IDLO-Sponsored East Timor Training ProgramFunded by USAId, the International development Law Organization (IdLO) commissioned the Institute to run two trade training programs for East Timor in 2006 as a part of a broader capacity-building project for the country. The first one-week course, held in February, was an introduction to the fundamentals of international trade, covering the basics of trade policy measures and the relationship between trade policy, liberalisation and economic development. The second course, delivered in late April, introduced the conceptual frameworks for sanitary and phytosanitary measures and rules of origin as well as focusing on the relevance of the Cotonou Agreement for East Timor.

IDLO Public International Trade Law CourseEach year from 2004 through 2009, the Institute contributed to the delivery of the IdLO Public International Trade Law Course held in Sydney for regional developing country officials.

The Institute’s contribution to the program was a two-day session focussed on the operation of the WTO rules for antidumping, subsidies and countervailing duties and safeguards. The IdLO training program was financed by the WTO’s capacity-building trust fund.

Services Trade Training for African Government OfficialsIn late May 2004, the Institute, under contract to the Australian department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, delivered an intensive program in trade negotiations on services to twenty-two African government officials from East and Southern Africa. The program, developed in the Institute, featured a realistic multilateral negotiating simulation and country case studies on how WTO Members participate in the WTO’s General Agreement on Trade in Services. The training program was delivered in Port Louis, Mauritius.

Australia – Malaysia APEC Trade Facilitation WorkshopMore than seventy government officials and business representatives participated in an APEC workshop on the WTO trade facilitation negotiations held in Kuala Lumpur in March 2005. The workshop was organized and facilitated by the Institute and co-sponsored by the Australian department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Speakers from around the APEC region and from Geneva presented on various aspects of trade facilitation. More detailed information on this workshop was circulated to WTO Member countries in WTO document TN/TF/W/27.

China Mayors Study TourOver the past five years, the University of Adelaide has organised and delivered a unique China Mayors Training Program under an agreement with the National Academy for Mayors of China that brings influential Chinese mayors to Australia for several weeks of study and exchange of views with Australian municipal officials on shared urban management issues.The training program is managed by the Institute.

Up to thirty mayors and senior officials from the central government in China typically participate in the program which includes study seminars and meetings with urban planners in Adelaide, Sydney and Canberra over a three-week program.

Both the mayors and Australian public and private sector participants have found the program to be valuable in helping to establish or deepen commercial

relationships. The Institute is due to organize and deliver the program at least through 2013.

Global Trade Opinion PollsBeginning in early 2003, the Institute has regularly conducted surveys of expert opinion on topical trade issues with the results published as “Global Trade Opinion Polls”. The polls periodically test the views of some 150 policy-makers, trade negotiators and other trade experts in Geneva and in Brussels, Paris, London, Washington, Ottawa, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, New delhi, Canberra and Wellington. The results of the polls are regularly reported in the Australian and overseas press and have developed a reputation for a high degree of accuracy. Results of current and past surveys can be seen on the Institute website’s “Hot Topics” page.


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Above: China Mayor’s Group

WTO Moot Court CompetitionArguing legal issues persuasively before the expert panels and Appellate Body members that adjudicate disputes between Members at the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a highly specialised business.

The European Law Students Association (ELSA) organized a world-wide WTO moot court competition to test the skills of university law students. The Institute hosted the Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Round of the competition in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

In 2006 and again in 2007, the law school teams that were selected as the winner of the competition in Adelaide went on to victory at the global competition in Geneva held at WTO headquarters.

Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East AsiaIn 2008 and 2009, the Institute was contracted by the Australian department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to represent Australia in the two “track two” (non-government) studies of a potential agreement on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA).

CEPEA is an initiative of the East Asia Summit (EAS) process and would group together the ten countries of ASEAN with Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Japan and Korea. The group produced two studies which examined CEPEA from the standpoints of economic cooperation, trade and investment facilitation, trade liberalization and regional institutional mechanisms.

The studies were endorsed by EAS trade ministers and leaders and formed the basis for subsequent government-to-government discussion of CEPEA issues.

Productivity Commission Study of Trade AgreementsIn 2010, the Executive director of the Institute accepted an appointment to the position of part-time Associate Commissioner of the Australian Productivity Commission for the purpose of conducting a study of Australia’s participation in bilateral and regional trade agreements.

The appointment lapsed following the release of the final report in late November, 2010. There were a considerable number of points addressed in the report on which the Institute’s Executive director disagreed with findings and recommendations of the Commissioners, necessitating the inclusion in the report of a dissenting opinion.

Trade Ministers FTA Reference GroupIn 2008, the Institute’s Executive director served as a member of the Australian Trade Minister’s Free Trade Agreements Reference Group that contributed to the Australian Government-commissioned “Review of Export Policies and Programs” (also known as the “Mortimer Report”). Including the Executive director, three of the four members of the reference group are associated with the Institute: Professor Kym Anderson (on the Institute Board of Governors) and Mr. Peter Gallagher (an Institute Associate Expert).

Foreign Minister’s Aid Advisory CouncilThe Executive director of the Institute served on the Australian Foreign Minister’s Aid Advisory Council over the period 2005-2007. The Aid Advisory Council met periodically to provide feedback to the Minister on international aid priorities and projects. The Council was also consulted in the course of the preparation of the Australian Government’s White Paper on Australian overseas aid.

Above: Negotiation Session


Master of International Trade and DevelopmentThe Master of International Trade and development (MITd) program, first introduced in 2010, is a 36-unit postgraduate degree program where the degree can be earned after just one year of full-time study. Most courses are taught in intensive mode (either Friday afternoons and Saturdays three times a semester or in week-long intensive sessions during University break periods). Students intending to complete the MITd in 12 months must take two courses in summer school and two courses in winter school.

The popular program is unique in Australia and our region in that it combines courses in law, economics, commerce and trade in recognition of the interdisciplinary background modern professionals need to have to operate effectively in the modern global economy.

The program is structured to provide a practically-oriented understanding of global, regional and national trade, investment and development questions. Graduates leave the program with an ability to put their newly gained knowledge into practice in their workplace.

Core courses in the MITD are:

• International Trade Law

• Research Methods in International Trade

• Economic Principles

• International Trade: Negotiations and Agreements

• Principles of International Trade and development

• Development Economics

• Agriculture and Food in International Trade

• International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities

• Research Project in International Trade

In addition, degree candidates must elect to pursue three of the following elective courses:

• International Trade and Investment Policy

• International Trade Transactions and the Law

• MNCs, Trade and Sustainable development

• Services Trade and Developing World Labour Markets

• International Aid and Trade

• “Wine for Asia” (preparing and participating in a trade show)

• Research Project in International Trade

• The Economics of Climate Change

Professional Certificate in International TradeThe Professional Certificate in International Trade (PCIT) is made up of three courses:” International Trade: Negotiations and Agreements”; “International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities”; and an essay project designed to demonstrate that students have mastered the topics covered in the first two courses. Students pursuing a wide range of postgraduate economics and commerce degrees at the University are eligible to take the PCIT courses as electives in their programs, meaning that on graduation day, they receive both their primary Master degree as well as the Professional Certificate demonstrating their competence in international trade issues. Courses taken in the PCIT program count toward the requirements of the Master in International Trade and development.


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The Institute has developed and maintained collaborative linkages with other organisations around the world with responsibilities for international trade and economic questions.

Shanghai WTO Affairs consultation centrewww.sccwto.net

Formed at the time of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre is an active player in helping governments and businesses in China adjust to the challenges and profit from the opportunities of WTO membership. The Centre operates an early warning system on foreign antidumping actions against Chinese exporters and runs a number of educational and training programs in Shanghai and elsewhere in China. The Institute’s Executive director is a Senior Advisor to the Centre and regularly participates in the Centre’s advisory committee meetings and conferences in Shanghai.

Shenzhen WTO Affairs centrewww.szwto.gov.cn

The Shenzhen WTO Affairs Centre is a local agency for WTO trade questions and studies set up by the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government. The Centre offers high quality consulting, training, forum organisation and legal services for governments and enterprises on issues relating to China’s participation in the WTO system. The Institute’s Executive director is a Senior Advisor to the Shenzhen WTO Affairs Centre and participates in the Centre’s annual advisory committee meetings in Shenzhen.

European centre for International Political Economywww.ecipe.org

The Institute’s Executive director is a member of the Advisory Board of the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), a Brussels-based think tank focussed on conducting high quality research on trade policy and political economy questions and promoting the principles of an open world trade order. ECIPE Fellows are based at universities and institutes and are involved in Centre activities on a project-by-project basis. The Centre regularly sponsors symposia on topical issues and hosts on-line seminars on its website.

Stanford University GATT Digital Library Projecthttp://gatt.stanford.edu/page/home

Recognizing that the historical records and the archives of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) period of the multilateral trading system were poorly protected against physical destruction and not readily searchable, Stanford University Libraries systematically scanned and organized the archival records of the GATT period (1947-1994). The material was then organized in electronically searchable format and placed at the disposal of the public – an invaluable resource for trade researchers. The Institute’s Executive director is a member of the advisory board of the Stanford GATT digital Library Project.

Global Trade Alertwww.globaltradealert.org

Global Trade Alert (GTA) was launched in London in June 2009. The initiative has provided detailed information on state measures taken during the global economic downturn that are likely to alter the treatment of foreign commerce. The information on trade measures posted on the GTA website is collected and analysed by a global network of regional nodes. The Institute currently collaborates with the GTA and is considering joining the network as a regional node provided funding can be identified to support our participation in the project.

Evian Groupwww.imd.org/eviangroup

The Evian Group is a loose network of trade and international economics experts from around the world who periodically collaborate on trade related projects. In recent years, the group has been preoccupied with the fate of the World Trade Organization and the long-stalled doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations.

World Trade Organizationwww.wto.org

The Institute has collaborated with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the production of two research projects leading to the publication of books of case studies by Cambridge University Press and in 2010 organized a session for the WTO’s Public Forum in Geneva. In addition, through a unique arrangement, the Institute regularly hosts WTO staff members through a program of Visiting WTO Fellows, where the WTO staff spend six months in Adelaide as a member of the IIT team. To date, the Institute has hosted seven Visiting WTO Fellows.

United States Studies centrehttp://ussc.edu.au

The Executive director of the Institute serves as a member of the International Academic Advisory Board of the University of Sydney-based United States Studies Centre. The Centre was formed in a partnership between the Australian Government and the private sector American Australian Association. The mission of the Centre is to improve understanding of all facets of the United States. The Centre regularly organizes topical programs and offers Masters and Phd degrees in United States studies.


2010• Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center

“TRIPS at 15” Conference (Shanghai)

• 2010 WTO Public Forum (Geneva)

• 2010 Attorney General’s International Trade Law Symposium (Canberra)

• ABARE Outlook 2010 Conference (Canberra)

• East Asian Summit Symposium on Rules of Origin (Tokyo)

2009• Geneva Trade and Development

Symposium (Geneva)

• PACER-Plus Issues for PNG and the Private Sector (Port Moresby)

• Alternative Frameworks for Agriculture Negotiations Seminar (Canberra)

• Eighth Forum on the WTO and Shenzhen (Shenzhen)

• Conference on Regional Integration in Asia and Europe (Sussex)

• Fulbright Symposium on the Australia-USA FTA (Canberra)

• Symposium on WTO Litigation: Issues and Reforms (Sydney)

• American Farm Foundation Roundtable Meeting (Maui)

2008• OECD Aid for Trade Policy Dialogue (Paris)

• Critical Mass as a Framework for Agriculture Negotiations (Adelaide)

• The Future of Agriculture: Stakeholders’ dialogue (Barcelona)

• Warwick Commission Symposium on the WTO (Melbourne)


2007• Business and Sustainability Summit

(Sydney)

• Pasifika Thought Leaders Dialogue (Auckland)

• World Conference on Higher Education (Macau)

• APEC Dialogue on the Policy Framework for Investment (Melbourne)

• APEC Trade Policy Dialogue (Adelaide)

• Annual Conference of APEC Study Centres (Melbourne)

• Asia-Pacific Quality Network Conference (Kuala Lumpur)

2006• Re-Shaping APEC for the Asia-Pacific

Century (Melbourne)

• Conference on Regional Integration at the Crossroads (Santiago)

• Third ARTNeT Consultative Meeting of Policy Makers (Macau)

• Second World Forum on China Studies (Shanghai)

• APEC Australia 2007 Symposium (Sanctuary Cove)

• Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference (Sydney)

• Columbia University Conference on the WTO at Ten (New York)

• SCCWTO Conference on Prospects for the doha Round (Shanghai)

• 2006 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum (Washington)

2005• Annual Conference of the Shenzhen

WTO Affairs Centre (Shenzhen)

• Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference (Hong Kong)

• Geneva Business Roundtable Meeting (Geneva)

2004• Annual Conference of the Shanghai WTO

Affairs Consultation Center (Shanghai)

• World Dairy Summit (Melbourne)

• International Bar Association Conference (Auckland)

iNTErNaTiONaL CONFErENCES

Columbia University Conference on the WTO at Ten

• OECD – UNESCO Forum on Education Services (Sydney)


• Australian Leadership Retreat (Hayman Island)

• Australia – China Free Trade Agreement Conference (Sydney)

• International Conference on Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific (Perth)

• Adelaide WTO Law and Economic Symposium (Adelaide)

2003• Annual Conference of the Shenzhen WTO

Affairs Centre (Shenzhen)

• Annual Conference of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center (Shanghai)

• Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference (Cancun)

• Conference on Managing Global Trade (Washington)

• Conference on Free Trade Areas and United States Policy (Washington)

• Stanford University Workshop on the EU, the US and the WTO (Palo Alto)

• OECD-APEC Forum on Policy Frameworks for the digital Economy (Honolulu)

Institute clientsIntergovernmental Organisations

• World Trade Organization

• ASEAN Secretariat

• APEC Secretariat

• UN Economic & Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific

• UN Development Program

• International Development Law Organization

Australian Government Agencies

• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

• Australian Aid Agency (AusAID)

• Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation

• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

• Australian Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations

• Wine Australia (formerly AWBC)

• South Australian Department of Trade & Economic Development

Foreign and Domestic Groups and companies

• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

• Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre

• Pacific Island Forum Secretariat

• Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center

• China Mayors Training Office

• Chung-hua Institution for Economic Research

• Geneva Business Roundtable

• White & Case

• Nathan Associates

• AWB Ltd.

• Bluescope Steel

• KBR Halliburton

• ITS Global


Mr Andrew L StolerExecutive Director

Andrew Stoler is the Executive director of the Institute for International Trade and holds the title of Professor of International Trade at the University of

Adelaide.

Mr Stoler is a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and sits on the Advisory Board of the European Centre for International Political Economy, the Advisory Board of Stanford University’s GATT digital Library, and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre and a Senior Advisor to the Shenzhen WTO Affairs Centre. He is also a founding member of the International Academic Advisory Committee of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre. In 2008, Mr Stoler was a member of the Australian Trade Minister’s FTA Reference Group and 2005 - 2007 he served for two years on the Australian Foreign Minister’s Aid Advisory Council. In 2009-2010 Andrew Stoler served as a part-time Associate Commissioner of the Australian Productivity Commission in connection with the Commission’s review of bilateral and regional trade agreements.

Over the course of a long career in international trade, he has served as deputy director-General of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (1999-2002) and as a senior official of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President (Washington, dC). He holds an MBA in International Business from George Washington University and a BSFS in International Economic Affairs from Georgetown University.

Mr Jim ReddenSenior Program Manager

Jim Redden, while originally from Adelaide, has worked in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Australia in both public and private sectors in the fields of development

economics, international trade and foreign aid. during his time as a lobbyist in Canberra for international development organisations he served on the Australian Government’s WTO Advisory Committee and has attended and closely monitored events at doha, Cancun and Hong Kong WTO Ministerial meetings. He regularly ran trade training workshops for dFAT and AusAId officials and before leaving Canberra Jim worked as a trade and development consultant assisting industry associations and advocacy groups on policy development and the building of effective political relationships. In 2004 Jim assisted the now Foreign Minister, Hon Kevin Rudd MP, with policy and speeches on trade and development matters before returning to Adelaide where he has taken up the post of Adjunct Senior Lecturer and director of International Programs (China) with the Institute for International Trade at the University of Adelaide. He lectures in international trade, business and international development policy, coordinates tailored trade related training programs for developing country officials and has completed a diverse portfolio of research projects including recent work on ASEAN Business Services, Uneven Growth in APEC, Trade and Poverty Reduction in the Asia Pacific region and on the potential impact of Free Trade Agreements for the economy of South Australia.

Mr keith WilsonSenior International Trade Law counsellor

Keith is a lawyer with over 20 years experience in international law and international relations in the fields of international trade law, transport, air and

space law, security and disarmament, human rights and public accountability. He has held positions in the government and private sectors, in international organisations and as an international training and development consultant.

Keith has delivered training programs in over 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific and other regions, including on WTO law and negotiation, trade, environment and economic laws at Hanoi Law College in the process of Vietnam’s preparations for accession to the WTO. He has also been a visiting lecturer in undergraduate and postgraduate international law courses at the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, and the University of South Pacific, and in law, diplomacy and fellowship programs for several UK- and European-based universities including London, Oxford and The Hague. Keith has a combined Law/Arts degree from the University of Adelaide and a Masters in Public International Law from the University of Leiden. He has worked previously in trade and commercial litigation in private practice, in international trade law and policy at the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s department in the Office of International Law, and in government relations and political affairs for the OPCW, an international chemical disarmament organisation based in the Netherlands. He was admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1986. Keith has been engaged recently on business development planning and training delivery in Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Pacific Island countries for Australian and offshore clients. He joined IIT in May, 2009.

STaFF, WTO FELLOWS, aSSOCiaTE ExpErTS & rESEarChErS


Ms Anita PagnaniAcademic Program Manager

Anita joined the Institute for International Trade in November 2010 as the Academic Program Manager. She previously worked as an Admissions Officer in the International Office. Anita’s role is to oversee the administration of the Institute’s postgraduate academic programs.

Anita completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006 and other than travel, she has been working in educational institutions ever since. Anita specialises in admissions, and is passionate about learning, education and student experience.

Mrs Vanessa MorrisAcademic Program Manager

Vanessa joined the Institute for International Trade in October 2009 as the Academic Program Manager. She previously worked as the Student Program Advisor in the Professions Student Support Hub-Postgraduate in the Faculty of Professions. She now oversees the administration of the

Institute’s postgraduate academic programs.

After completing her Bachelors in Psychology and Honours Philosophy degrees in 2004 Vanessa joined the University of Adelaide as a Student Advisor. Working for the Faculty of Engineering Computer and Mathematical Science, School of Economics and Postgraduate Professions Student Support Hub, Vanessa developed an adept knowledge of student administrative services, program pathways and student experience.

Ms Marie GutschePersonal Assistant and Office Manager

Marie has been with the Institute since it began operation in January 2003 as Office Manager/PA. She has worked for the University of Adelaide since 1985 in various administration departments. Marie is the frontline point for all students and visitors to the Institute. She has

extensive experience, a sound knowledge and a good understanding of the workings of the university, its campuses, administrative procedures and policies.

Board of GovernorsMr Ross Adler, Acdeputy Chancellor, The University of Adelaide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amtrade International Pty Ltd

Professor Kym AndersonGeorge Gollin Professor of Economics, School of Economics, The University of Adelaide

Mr Robert champion de crespigny, Ac

Mr Peter corishFormer President, National Farmers Federation

Mr Brian croser, AO

Mr Maurice crottiManaging director, San Remo Macaroni Company

Mr John Dawkins, AOdirector, Government Relations Australia

Mrs christine GallusFormer Member for Hindmarsh

Mr Bruce Gosperdeputy Secretary, department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Professor Graeme Hugodirector, The National Centre for Social Applications of Geographical Information Systems, The University of Adelaide

Mr Mark Johnson, AOChairman, Alinta; director, Westfield Group

Mr Melvin MansellEditor, The Advertiser

Professor James McWhaVice-Chancellor and President, The University of Adelaide

Mr Tom PhillipsFormer President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd

Ms colleen RyanAustralian Financial Review

Ms Lydia JaloshinAdministrative Assistant

Lydia joined the Institute for International Trade in November 2010 as the office administrative assistant. While originally from Australia, she had

spent nearly 17 years in the USA in both the private and public sectors.

Her duties ranged from Administration, Personal Assistant and Office Manager through to Sales and Marketing. Lydia brings many years of extensive office experience to our team and her International experience, understanding and knowledge is an attribute to the Institute.

Visiting WTO Fellows(in Reverse Order of Service)

Ms Marie-Isabelle PellanFormer visiting WTO Fellow (August 2010-February 2011)

Marie-Isabelle joined the Institute in August 2010 as the 7th Visiting WTO Fellow while on leave from WTO where she has been employed since 2000.

Marie-Isabelle is Counsellor in the Trade and Environment division. From 2005-2010, she served as Secretary to the Committee dealing with Trade and Environment negotiations under the doha development Agenda. As part of her duties she also delivered training and technical assistance to WTO member governments in her area of expertise. Prior to joining WTO, Marie-Isabelle worked in the legal team of Bombardier Transportation in Brussels.

She holds a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as Bachelors’ degrees in common law and civil law from McGill University. She is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Mr Raúl Torres TroconisFormer visiting WTO Fellow (January 2010-July 2010

Raúl Torres Troconis served as the 6th Visiting WTO Fellow at the Institute for International Trade while on leave from the WTO development division. Before joining

the Institute, Raúl was a Counsellor in development division of the WTO, working on issues concerning the international trade integration of Small, Vulnerable Economies and Landlocked developing Countries. He has been employed by WTO since July 1996, starting with the Rules division where he worked for 8 years on issues related to Anti-dumping, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Safeguards, and State Trading Enterprises. Prior to joining the WTO, Raúl worked for Venezuela’s Instituto de Comercio Exterior and participated in the Foreign Associate Program of Morrison & Foerster in its Washington d.C. office. He holds a degree in law from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas) and an LL.M. from Georgetown University. He has contributed to books on the WTO and the Multilateral Trading System and published articles on Anti-dumping and duty Free Zones. Raúl is fluent in Spanish, English and French, and has an intermediate level of Italian and Portuguese.

Ms Victoria Donaldson Former visiting WTO Fellow (February 2008-July 2008)

Victoria served as the 5th Visiting WTO Fellow at the Institute for International Trade while on leave from the WTO Appellate Body Secretariat. Before joining Victoria worked

as a Counsellor at the Appellate Body Secretariat of the WTO since 1999. From 1996-1999 she practiced law with the Brussels office of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, and from 1995-1996 with Russell & DuMoulin in Vancouver. Ms. donaldson obtained Bachelors’ degrees in Law from the University of Oxford and the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School. She served as a law clerk to Mr. Justice Peter de Carteret Cory

at the Supreme Court of Canada in 1993-94. Ms. donaldson has contributed to books on WTO dispute settlement, writing in particular on procedures for appellate review.

Mr John Finn Former visiting WTO Fellow (August 2007-February 2008)

John completed an assignment as a Visiting WTO Fellow at the Institute for International Trade while on leave from the Agriculture and Commodities division

of the WTO where he has worked since 1998. At the WTO, he was responsible for the administrative work associated with the negotiations on agriculture which are part of the doha development Agenda. In addition, he has extensive experience with training and other technical co-operation related work for the Member governments of the WTO. Before joining the WTO Secretariat he worked for the Irish department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry as an economic analyst and as the agriculture attaché in the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva. He is married with two children.

Mr Aik hoe Lim Former visiting WTO Fellow (February-August 2007)

Hoe Lim completed an assignment as Visiting WTO Fellow at the Institute for International Trade while on leave from the WTO Secretariat where he has been

employed since 1999. He has held several positions in the WTO, most recently as Counsellor in the Trade in Services division with responsibilities for regional trade agreements in services, mutual recognition arrangements and education services. Between 2001-2005, he served in the Office of the WTO director-General where he was consecutively deputy to the Chef de Cabinet of Mr Mike Moore and Counsellor to dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi. during that time he also served as adviser to the Eminent Persons Consultative Board on The Future of the WTO. Before joining the WTO, he was Senior Economic


Affairs Officer of the G-15 Summit Level Group of developing Countries. He has also been an economic consultant to various UN specialised agencies including the International Labour Organization, United Nations development Programme and UNCTAd. He holds a Masters in International Economic Management from the University of Birmingham, a post-graduate diploma in Financial Economics from the University of London and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Land Management from the University of Reading. He is fluent in Malaysian, French and intermediate Mandarin.

Ms Dariel De Sousa Former visiting WTO Fellow (May-October 2006)

dariel de Sousa completed an assignment (from May to October 2006) working with the Institute while on leave from the WTO Secretariat.

She commenced employment with the WTO Secretariat in 1999 with the Intellectual Property division, where she worked in the areas of intellectual property, competition policy and government procurement. From 2002 to 2006, she was employed in the Legal Affairs division, where she was a Counsellor working on the resolution of disputes between members of the WTO concerning compliance with their obligations under the WTO Agreements. She holds undergraduate degrees in law and mechanical engineering from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) and post-graduates degrees in law and business administration from Oxford University and Yale University respectively.

Mr Peter PedersenFormer visiting WTO Fellow (January-July 2005)

Peter Pedersen completed an assignment working with IIT while on leave from the WTO Secretariat where he has been employed since July, 1996. In

his most recent position with the WTO, he has served as Counsellor in the Council and Trade Negotiations division responsible for supporting the work of the Trade

Negotiations Committee overseeing the current doha Round of WTO trade negotiations and supporting the work of the WTO General Council. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Science in International Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and a Master of Philosophy International Relations from Cambridge University in the UK. He is fluent in danish, English, French, German and Spanish and has a basic knowledge of Mandarin.

Associate ExpertsMr Peter GallagherAssociate Expert & visiting Lecturer

Peter Gallagher is an internationally recognized expert operating out of Melbourne, where he provides analysis and advice on international trade, public policy and

business communications. His clients include Australian food companies, industry organisations, government agencies and international institutions. After pursuing a diplomatic career with the department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over more than two decades Mr. Gallagher headed the Australian dairy Industry Council and taught at the Business School of the University of Melbourne prior to establishing his business. Peter is the author of numerous publications on international trade issues and has participated in several trade capacity-building projects in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. He holds degrees in law and philosophy from the Australian National University and the University of Sydney. Peter teaches two courses in the Institute’s MITd program.

Mr Simon MolloyAssociate Expert

Simon Molloy is an economist with 20 years of experience consulting in media, telecommunications, information technology and creative industry economics. He is

principal of Systems Knowledge Concepts Pty Ltd, an economic analysis consultancy with a focus on network and infrastructure

industries – information technology, telecommunications, creative industries, network industries and infrastructure.

SKC specialises in applied microeconomics including qualitative modelling. Simon’s work emphasises exposition of underlying economic theory, analytical transparency and accessible arguments.

His consulting work includes research and training on international trade and poverty reduction with particular respect to the Asia Pacific region with a focus on the relationship between economic efficiency measures, trade measures and trade facilitation (includes research work on APEC, ASEAN and Pacific trade agreements).

Mrs Letizia Raschella-SergiAssociate Expert

Letizia worked in international services marketing for 15 years before becoming an international lawyer. After interning in the WTO Legal Affairs division,

she returned to Australia to teach law, international relations and diplomacy. Her teaching area of expertise is World Trade Organization Law, International Trade & Business Law and Competition Law, Negotiations and Trade Policy. She has taught at several Australian universities, delivered a number of WTO law and policy courses to Chinese Government officials and consulted to the Queensland Government on WTO issues. In 2002, she was appointed Asia-Pacific Academic Supervisor of the WTO Law global mooting competition that seeks to develop the next generation of trade lawyers and negotiators. Letizia holds a Bachelor degree and Postgraduate diploma in Law, a Masters degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade and is currently completing her doctoral studies in International Trade and Educational Services. She was admitted as Barrister-at-Law to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1997. Letizia was the Inaugural Senior International Trade Law Counsellor at the Institute for International Trade from April 2007-March 2009 where she worked on numerous trade policy and trade law issues as well as taught in the School of Law Masters Program on International Trade Law.


Mr Graeme A ThomsonAssociate Expert & visiting Lecturer

Principal, Graeme Thomson and Associates, International Trade and Government Relations Consultants, Canberra. He is a former senior official

of the department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with nearly four decades of experience as a negotiator for Australia in bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements. Mr. Thomson was Chief Negotiator for Australia on the accession of China and Chinese Taipei to the World Trade Organisation. He holds degrees in economics and politics from the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University. Graeme teaches portions of three courses in the Institute’s MITd program.

Mr Geoff UptonAssociate Expert & visiting Lecturer

Geoff Upton is a founding director of Trade Focus International, a trade consultancy and a former State Manager for South Australia for the Australian Trade

Commission, Austrade. Geoff has assisted Australian businesses in export markets over a long career including overseas postings with the private sector and with Austrade in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand. He has extensive operational, marketing and export training experience and has led many overseas trade missions. His expert knowledge of the technical requirements of exporting, his long years of real-life experience and his hundreds of personal contacts around the world make him uniquely qualified to offer practical assistance to exporters.

Geoff teaches part of one of the courses in the Institute’s MITd program and also lectures in International Business topics at undergraduate and postgraduate level at the Flinders Business School, Flinders University.

Dr Peter van DiermenAssociate Expert

dr Peter van diermen is a development Economist with over 20 years international experience providing team leadership, technical assistance and policy advice for

governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and national and regional chambers of commerce and non-government organisations. He has worked extensively with policy makers at Ministerial and heads of department level, as well as, with numerous businesses. He specializes in analysing and promoting an enabling environment for businesses, developing trade policies, advising on economic policy reform and developing appropriate national and regional strategies and policies.

Peter van diermen has worked as an academic in the field of applied development economics in several leading Australian and New Zealand Universities. He has published extensively on a wide variety of economic topics and has frequently lectured and presented seminars on issues related to improving the business environment, including topics on SMEs, trade and regulatory reforms. He has published more than 50 pieces of writing, including a large number of refereed journal articles and several books.

Research AssistantsMs María Teresa nunes BriceñoResearch Assistant

Maria has been with the Institute on a part-time basis since mid 2008. She has been involved in different IIT research projects. She holds a Bachelors degree in Economics

from the Central University of Venezuela. Previously she was a trade specialist with the Ministry of Light Industries and Trade in Venezuela and also spent time working as an intern in the General Secretariat of the Andean Community in Peru.

Mr uwe kaufmannResearch Assistant

Uwe joined the University of Adelaide in February 2009 as a Phd candidate in the School of Economics. His research interests are international trade and development

economics with a focus on Rules of Origin of Australia’s free trade agreements and potentials of trade liberalization in the Pacific. With the special interest of the economies of the Pacific Island countries and the impact of free trade agreements in the Pacific region (PACER Plus and EPAs) Uwe found his way to the Institute for International Trade as an economic adviser for the Pacific region.

Before coming to Adelaide, he spent several years in the Pacific. He studied at the University of the South Pacific (USP) from which he holds a Masters of Commerce in Economics. during his stay in Fiji, Uwe worked as a research assistant for Professor Ron duncan, former executive director of the Pacific Institute for development and Governance, USP and has worked on several Pacific related studies for the World Bank, the IMF, the Asian development Bank and the International Labor Organization. Uwe also worked on several projects as a research assistant for Professor Satish Chand, Australian National University.

Uwe has an undergraduate degree in Business and Economics from the Phillips University of Marburg, Germany and spent one year as an exchange student in Houston, Texas. He has published several research papers on the topic of international trade, Australia’s Free Trade Agreements, the Economic Analysis and WTO Arbitration Cases and the impact of free trade in the Pacific. He recently co-authored a book in 2011 on Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA) and Regional Integration.


BOOkSAndrew L. Stoler, Jim Redden and Lee Ann Jackson, editors, Trade and Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region: Case studies and lessons from low-income communities, (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009)

Peter Gallagher, Patrick Low and Andrew Stoler, editors, Managing the Challenges of WTO Participation: 45 Case Studies, (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2005)

BOOk ChAPTERS & JOuRnAL ARTICLESAndrew L. Stoler, “TBT and SPS Measures in Practice”, in Jean-Jacques Chauffour & Jean Maur, editors, PTAs Policies for Development: A Handbook, Washington, World Bank, 2011.

Andrew L. Stoler, “The GATT and WTO Chairmen”, in Roberto Kanitz, editor, Managing Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Role of the WTO Chairman, London, Cameron May, 2011.

Andrew L. Stoler, “The Evolution of Subsidies disciplines in the GATT and the WTO”, in Journal of World Trade, Vol. 44 No.4. (The Netherlands, Kluwer Law International, 2010), pp. 797-808.

Peter Gallagher and Andrew Stoler, “Critical Mass as an Alternative Framework for Multilateral Trade Negotiations”, in Global Governance, Vol. 15 No.3, Boulder, Co., Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009), pp. 375-392.

Pham Van Sam and Andrew L. Stoler, “Vietnam: Intel and the Electronics Sector”, in Andrew L. Stoler, Redden, Jim , and Jackson Lee Ann, editors, Trade and Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009), pp. 175-191.

Andrew L. Stoler, “Enhancing the Operation of the WTO Panel Process and Appellate Review: Lessons from Experience and a Focus on Transparency”, in Merit E. Janow, Victoria donaldson and Alan Yanovich, editors, The WTO: Governance, Dispute Settlement and Developing Countries, (New York, Juris Publishing, 2008), pp. 525-542.

Andrew L. Stoler, “Una perspectiva sobre el regionalismo y el multilateralismo desde la región Asia-Pacífico” in Roberto Bouzas, editor, Después de Doha: la agenda emergente del sistema de comercio internacional, (Madrid, Marcial Pons, 2007), pp. 105-137.

Andrew L. Stoler, “The Central Place of Market Access for the WTO’s development Round”, in Yasuhei Taniguchi, Alan Yanovich and Jan Bohanes, editors, The WTO in the Twenty-first Century, (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007), pp. 319-327.

Andrew L. Stoler, “Preferential Trade Agreements and the Role and Goals of the World Trade Organization”, in M.A.B. Siddique, editor, Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region, (Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007), pp. 25-36.

Andrew L. Stoler, “The Australia - United States FTA as a ‘Third Wave’ Trade Agreement: Beyond the WTO Envelope”, in Andrew d. Mitchell, editor, Challenges and Prospects for the WTO, (London, Cameron May, 2005), pp. 253-268.

Andrew L. Stoler, “Australia - US Free Trade: Benefits and Costs of an Agreement”, in Jeffrey J. Schott, editor, Free Trade Agreements - US Strategies and Priorities, (Washington, Institute for International Economics, 2004), pp. 95-116.

Andrew L. Stoler, “The WTO dispute settlement process: did the negotiators get what they wanted?”, in Richard Blackhurst, editor, World Trade Review, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2004), pp. 99-118.

Andrew L. Stoler, “Australia - USA Free Trade: Competitive Liberalisation at Work in 2003” in Agenda: A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Vol 10, No 4 (Canberra, the Australian National University, 2003), pp. 291-306.

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