"This paper addresses the potential effects of a world agricultural trade liberalization scenario on poverty and … after the introduction of policy shocks. Model results show that the simulated trade policy shocks have positive effects on …

The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) entered its second phase of implementation in 2008. The creation … of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and … Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in terms of size, income, and structure of trade and protection. Using …

attention. Interest in this topic is motivated by the increasing presence of China in the region and the growing bilateral trade …

Standards and Regulation: Implications for Developing Countries / Julie A. Caswell; Food Safety Issues in International Trade … / Spencer Henson; Balancing Risk Reduction and Benefits from Trade in Setting Standards / John Wilson and Tsunehiro Otsuki; Case …

-distance trade with unknown partners. In the absence of grain standardization, public information, and legal contract enforcement …