Seminar: The role of subsidies as contributor to overcapacity (WTO, Geneva)
Channel: Trade Online
Date: 2017-10-10

Segments and presentations in chronological order:

00:00 - Introductory remarks by Marc Vanheukelen (EU Ambassador)
06:55 - Karl Tachelet (Eurofer): (Excess Capacity in the Steel Sector - Role of Subsidies)
24:13 - Markus Taube (University of Duisburg-Essen): (Distorted Markets in the Aluminium Industry - An Account of Government Interventions, Subsidies, and Persistent Overcapacities)

46:32 - First discussion, moderated by the Chair (Gary Horlick)
01:21:58 - Bernard O'Connor (NCTM): Overcapacity and Subsidies
01:44:27 - Robert DeFrancesco (Wiley Rein LLP): How WTO Dispute Settlement Can More Effectively Address Overcapacity
02:05:56 - Mark Wu (Harvard Law School): The Invisible Hand of the State: Subsidies as a Contributor to Overcapacity Problems in International Trade
02:27:34 - Final discussion (moderated by Gary Horlick)

The seminar was organised by the EU and co-hosted by Canada, Japan, Mexico and the USA.

It was held on 2 October 2017 from 10AM to 1.30 PM (CEST) in WTO Room W in Geneva, Switzerland.