pan-European markets in particular, as revealed in its trade performance. The analysis provides empirical support to the … following observations. First, thanks to steady expansion of trade in goods and services since the mid-1980s, Turkey has become … highly integrated into the world economy. Second, Turkey's export performance in 1996-2004 in EU markets bears strong …

global financial and trade liberalization have become more appealing to public and private stakeholders. Indeed, since the …

(COMESA) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) free trade areas. Despite recent global developments, this report …

This report reviews the status of Mashreq countries' economic integration with the world, with the Arab world, and … focuses on Mashreq countries' participation in integration agreements; integration through trade, labor, and capital flows …; and physical infrastructure. The main findings are that Mashreq countries trade more with the European Union (EU) than …

a larger effort in the group to understand the implications for trade of agreements on standards"--World Bank web site … trade rules. Chen and Mattoo find, theoretically and empirically, that such agreements increase trade between participating … countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region--that is, harmonization …

"Greater trade integration has often been viewed as requiring greater standardization in institutions, without which … the benefits of trade do not materialize. There are many current debates concerning the degree and area of standardization … and the trade literature, argues that increasing trade integration is consistent with a wide array of institutional …

Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the dynamic effects of North-South regional trade blocs"--World …"Based on static analysis, a number of studies argue that forming a regional trade agreement is more likely to raise … Wang look at the argument from a dynamic viewpoint by examining the impact of North-South trade on technology diffusion and …

The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will reduce … agreements in force surpasses 200 and has risen eight-fold in two decades. Today as much as 40 percent of global trade takes …