We study the relationship between participation in free trade agreements (FTAs) and the sustainability of democracy …

incumbent politicians can improve their re-election probability by attracting swing voters in key states through strategic trade … protection. A unique equilibrium is shown to exist where incumbents build a reputation of protectionism through their policy … decisions. We show that strategic trade protection is more likely when protectionist swing voters have a lead over free-trade …

trade policy literature: first, what is the purpose of trade negotiations? And second, what is the role played by the … fundamental GATT/WTO principles of reciprocity and nondiscrimination? Relative to the standard terms-of-trade theory of GATT …/WTO negotiations, my theory makes two main contributions: first, it builds on a ‘new trade’ model rather than the neoclassical trade …

This paper posits a formal political economy model where the principle of reciprocity in multilateral trade talks … results in the gradual elimination of tariffs. Reciprocity trade talks turn each nation’s exporters into anti …/influence of import-competing sectors and increasing that of exporters. In the next round of trade talks governments therefore find …

Using detailed data on trade and tariffs from 1992-2007, we examine how the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement has affected … trade with non-members and external tariffs facing non-members. First, we examine the effect of preferential and external …

Weak enforcement of international contracts can substantially reduce international trade. We develop a model where … information. The model describes the interplay between institutional quality, reputations and the dynamics of international trade … exporters. Trade liberalization induces current exporters to increase their sales. It could induce entry as well, but this will …

equilibria in minimum standards, two symmetric and two asymmetric, depending on the quality ranking of firms in each market. The … cross-country externalities. Second, minimum quality standards are shown to operate as non-tariff barriers to trade. Third …