Research

Research documentation published under the Service and Structural Reform Project.

APEC Policy Brief - Drivers of Services Competitiveness and the Contribution of Structural Reform

The focus of the Policy Brief is the contribution of structural reform efforts to the develop of competitiveness in the services sector. The first part reviews recent developments in services growth and trade, drawing attention to a sustained pervasive underlying structural shift to services in the global and regional economy. This includes analysis of the nature of the services sector and the ongoing evolution of its value-adding activities. The second part identifies the drivers of competitiveness against the background of which we derive a schematic whole-of-government framework for services policy making. The third and final part highlights the value of cooperation among economies in the implementation of this framework, and the particular role that APEC can play.

APEC Policy Brief on Services Competitiveness and Structural Reform

APEC Policy Brief on EAASR & ASCR

This document updates the findings of the 2016 study by the APEC PSU on Services and Structural Reform (published in 2017) by drawing out lessons from the pandemic experience and taking stock of new challenges facing regulators in the services sectors in the context of digitalization, including those related to competition policy. It draws on the research undertaken more recently on trends in services trade and its drivers.

Learning

Key messages and takeaways from Services and Structural Reform experts across the Asia Pacific.

Events

A number of events have been held to build capacity, increase understanding of relevant APEC fora, and built momentum for a further work program.

About

This APEC cross-fora project aims to make services regulation and policy reform in favour of openness a central focus of APEC’s structural reform agenda.