2005 series
Home institution: University of Berne
International treaties involving the World Trade Organization (WTO) are becoming increasingly wider in scope, often stretching beyond mere commercial matters into areas such as climate and development policy, migration issues, human rights and the promotion of innovation.
Researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "Trade Regulation –International Trade: From Fragmentation to Coherence" are identifying and analysing these and other aspects of international trade relationships in close collaboration with national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations. This enables the development of innovative approaches to the problem of reconciling different regulations at an international level.
Further information on the NCCR:
Contact details
NCCR Management
NCCR Director
Prof. Manfred Elsig
Universität Bern
Hallerstrasse 6
CH-3012 Bern
Tel. +41 (0) 31 631 54 95
E-Mail
manfred.elsig@wti.org
Management / Koordination
Sascha Finger
World Trade Institute
Universität Bern
Hallerstrasse 6
CH-3012 Bern
Tel. +41 (0) 31 631 30 81
E‐Mail
sascha.finger@wti.org
Funding
NCCRs are financed through grants awarded by the SNSF, but also from other sources. The home institution involved in the NCCR also contributes a substantial amount of money. The available overall budget of the NCCR is further increased by monetary contributions from the project participants and third-party funds, which are generally invested by industrial companies.
The SNSF is financing the NCCR Trade Regulation in its third funding period, i.e. over the maximum permissible running time of twelve years.
Financing 2005 – 2017 (Swiss Francs)
| Time-frame | | |
|---|
|
Funding source | 2005-2008 | 2009-2012 | 2013-2016 |
| SNSF grant | 10'400'000 | 9'380'000 | 6'597'480 |
| Funds of Berne University | 1'184'975 | 2'840'568 | 3'988'345 |
| Group funds of the project participants | 1'739'000 | 442'041 | 720'465 |
| External funds | 728'256 | 266‘504 | 10'496 |
| Total | 14'052'231 | 12'929'113 | 11'316'786 |
Evaluation / Review Panel
For each NCCR, the SNSF appoints a Review Panel composed of renowned experts whose task it is to evaluate scientific quality and the progress made in NCCR projects. The Review Panel of the NCCR Trade Regulation consists of the following experts:
- Prof. Andrew Lang, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
- Prof. Keith E. Maskus, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, US
- Prof. John S. Odell, School of International Relations, University of Southern California, US
- Dr. Roberta Piermartini, Organisation Mondiale du Commerce (WTO), Genève, CH
- Prof. Gregory Shaffer, School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, US
- Prof. Debra Steger, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, CA
- Prof. Christian Tietje, Institut für Wirtschaftsrecht, Universität Halle Wittenberg, DE
- Prof. Geertrui van Overwalle, Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid, KU Leuven, NL
In addition, the National Research Council appoints three of its members as representatives to the panel:
- Prof. Dominique Foray (Chair), SNSF, (mandated) Programmes division, EPF Lausanne
- Prof. Regina Elisabeth Aebi-Müller, SNSF, Programmes division, University of Luzern
- Vacancy, representor of SNSF’s Humanities and Social Sciences division
Contact person at the SNSF:
Thomas Griessen
NCCR Team
Swiss National Science Foundation
Wildhainweg 3
CH-3001 Bern
+41 (0) 31 308 23 51
E-mail
thomas.griessen@snf.ch
Research structures
National Centres of Competence in Research leave their mark on the research landscape well beyond the SNSF funding period. They help to define key topics and sustainably change Swiss research structures. Thus NCCRs can lead to the creation of new professorships and courses of study as well as new infrastructures or platforms at the universities involved.
NCCRs operate as a network in which a large number of scientific partners are active. Working within these networks has borne fruit in the form of new research approaches and excellent scientific contributions.
Structures created by this NCCR until now:
Contributions to society and the economy
The National Centres of Competence in Research not only engage in cutting-edge research, they also play an important role in transferring knowledge and new technologies to the economy and to society at large. They lead to the formation of start-ups, and the new insights have the potential to awaken the interest of politicians, globally active companies and the public at large.
Communication and knowledge transfer of the NCCR Trade Regulation:
Promotion of academic careers and equal opportunities
The National Centres of Competence in Research consciously promote promising young researchers and are committed to equal opportunities for men and women in research.
Measures taken by the NCCR Trade Regulation to promote young researchers and gender equality.