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Damian Raess

Damian Raess is a professor at the École supérieure en études internationales (ESEI), Université Laval, and the holder of the research chair Couche-Tard on global value chains. His research interests include, but are not limited to, the private and public governance of labour standards through international trade.

Abstract world map with economic and social data visualisation.

Can the EU Export Its Values? How ‘Social Europe’ Shapes Global Labour Standards

Damian Raess

How the EU’s Social Europe model influences global labour standards through inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Left-wing austerity during international crises—it’s the financial markets, stupid!

Damian Raess

Left governments adopted more conservative fiscal policies than right governments in recent crises. They have dire electoral consequences.

Are social clauses really just hidden protectionism?

Damian Raess

Social clauses in trade deals are sometimes represented as a premise for denial of market access to developing countries. The evidence suggests otherwise.