To date, most estimates of the effects of free trade agreements (FTAs) on international trade flows have used the … gravity equation in international trade, but have often yielded highly "fragile" estimates. This paper instead employs a non …), to evaluate ex post the impact of Swiss FTAs on Swiss trade flows, including notably the recent Switzerland-Mexico Free …

policy.Against this backdrop, the paper gives an overview of the changing dynamics of EU trade and investment policy in a … resembling the policy process in the United States, where congressional responsibility for trade and investment policy has … European trade policy debates as well as the framework legislation and trade agreements. Finally, it is argued that …