Economic Law and Policy
About Economic Law and Policy
Our experts focus on areas of economic policy-making essential to sustainable development, including investment, trade, public procurement, infrastructure financing, and sustainability standards.
Our sector-specific work focuses on agriculture and mining in developing countries, given the urgency of the reforms needed and the impact on sustainable development.
IISD also serves as the secretariat to the Intergovermental Forum on Mining, Minerals Metals and Sustainable Development, a member-driven organization providing governments the opportunity to work collectively to achieve their sustainable mining goals.
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Blog
Blog
Financing COVID-19 Stimulus: Will high levels of public debt come back to haunt us?
The majority of COVID-related stimulus financing comes from government borrowing. Can this debt be paid back? Is it even meant to be?
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Blog
Blog
As COVID-19 Continues, Governments Must Shield Emergency Measures From Investor-State Arbitration
Governments need to be able to issue COVID-19 support packages without worrying about the possibility of facing a wave of arbitration.
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Report
Report
Global Market Report: Bananas
This report examines how voluntary sustainability standards are used to promote sustainable development in the banana sector.
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Blog
Blog
How Can a Six-Digit Trade Code Help the Environment?
Every single thing that gets shipped from one country to another has a special trade code assigned to it. How can this help the environment?
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Briefing Note
Briefing Note
Force Majeure and COVID-19: Legal risks of a double-edged sword
This breifing note offers expert advice for governments on how to approach force majeure claims and defences amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Report
Report
Joint Statement on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises: History and latest developments in the Informal Working Group
This brief outlines the history and developments of MSME-related discussions in the World Trade Organization (WTO) context, looking specifically at MSME-related issues at the WTO as well as in other forums and contexts.
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Report
Report
Code Shift: The environmental significance of the 2022 amendments to the Harmonized System
This report explains how recent amendments to the harmonized coding system used to track international merchandise trade will help improve the monitoring of trade in both environmentally sensitive products and environmental goods.
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Blog
Blog
We Can Prevent a COVID-19 Hunger Crisis if We Look Back and Learn
The world now faces the risk of a dramatic rise in hunger, barely 12 years after the devastating food price crisis. What can be learned from the past?
Our experts
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Céline Bak
Associate -
Sofia Baliño
Communications and Editorial Manager, Economic Law and Policy -
Andrea Bassi
Senior Associate -
Steffany Bermúdez
Data Collection and Analysis Specialist -
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
Senior Director, Economic Law & Policy -
Matthew Bliss
Deputy Director, IGF -
Jonathan Bonnitcha
Associate -
Sarah Brewin
Associate, Agriculture and Investment Advisor -
Soledad Leal Campos
Senior Policy Advisor -
Liesbeth Casier
Policy Advisor -
Aaron Cosbey
Senior Associate -
Mohamed Coulibaly
Associate -
Alec Crawford
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, ECP -
Joy De Los Reyes
Program Assistant, Economic Law and Policy -
Joëlle Deschambault
Senior Project Manager -
Tristan Easton
Senior Project Manager -
Sara Elder
Policy Advisor, Standards Workstream -
Kiranne Guddoy
Communications Officer -
Mark Halle
Senior Fellow -
Jonathan Hepburn
Senior Policy Advisor -
Veena Jha
Associate -
Rashmi Jose
Policy Advisor -
Cristina Larrea
Lead, Sustainability Standards -
Thomas Lassourd
Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives -
Brice Li
Project Manager -
Howard Mann
Associate & Senior International Law Advisor -
Kieran McDougal
Associate -
Sophia Murphy
Senior Specialist, Agriculture, Trade and Investment -
Clémence Naré
Outreach Manager and Law Advisor, IGF -
Suzy H. Nikièma
International Law Advisor -
Georg Pallaske
Associate -
Oshani Perera
Director, Sustainable Infrastructure -
David Perri
Communications Officer, Economic Law and Policy -
Francine Picard Mukazi
Policy Advisor -
Sandra Polaski
Senior Fellow -
Greg Radford
Director, IGF -
Isabelle Ramdoo
Senior Associate and Development Economist -
Alexandra Readhead
Lead, Tax and Extractives -
Marina Ruete
Associate -
Susan Sekirime
Project Manager -
Carin Smaller
Director, Agriculture, Trade & Investment -
Ege Tekinbas
Gender Equality Advisor -
Flavia Thomé
Senior Operations Manager -
Laura Turley
Associate -
David Uzsoki
Senior Advisor, Sustainable Finance -
Vivek Voora
Associate -
Laurin Wuennenberg
Policy Analyst -
Samantha Zhang
Policy Analyst -
Juan Zhang
Associate, China Representative -
Joe Zhang
Senior Law Advisor