countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region--that is, harmonization … a larger effort in the group to understand the implications for trade of agreements on standards"--World Bank web site …

unfounded. "--World Bank web site …

"The authors determine how time delays affect international trade using newly collected World Bank data on the days it …-sensitive to time-insensitive agricultural goods by 6 percent. "--World Bank web site …

Reduction and Economic Management Division, World Bank Institute--is part of a larger effort in the institute to understand the … concept of 'good' governance and to disseminate its work in this area"--World Bank web site …

Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the dynamic effects of North-South regional trade blocs"--World …

The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … can have adverse effects on excluded countries. Lowering of border barriers around the world is crucial to minimizing … these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will reduce …

The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … countries, they can have adverse effects on excluded countries. Lowering of border barriers around the world is crucial to … minimizing these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will …

contrast, domestic regulatory impediments to competition are not robustly correlated with product innovation. "--World Bank web …

the policies to forestall them. The paper concludes by identifying directions for future research. "--World Bank web site …