We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … inhabitated by two ethnic groups. Inter-ethnic trade requires imperfectly observed bilateral investments and one group has to form … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since confict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals …

, and is the most dynamic sector of world trade. New negotiations under the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services … worldwide. The papers in this volume, produced as part of the OECD Trade Directorate's services project, explore fundamental … issues for the services negotiations: what are the barriers to trade in services? How can those barriers be addressed in …