the “coherence gap” in global governance. This paper examines the contribution that the WTO can make in its three areas of … argument that could be made for the use of WTO-triggered trade actions to enforce cooperative behaviour towards rebalancing …

When Vietnam entered WTO in 2007 it was granted an accession period up to 2014. During this period tariffs would have … WTO imposed tariff reforms will reduce the overall welfare level of the Vietnamese households. Moreover, the biggest loss …

We examine the gains from Chinese accession to the WTO. Using Arkolakis, Costinot, and Rodríguez-Clare (2012) we … evaluate how the increased openness caused by China's accession to the WTO effects the importing and exporting sectors. We find …

Vietnamese firms to the 2007 WTO accession. Our result show that WTO accession is associated with higher probability of exit …

) Agreement within the GATT/WTO system …

penalty duties. We show that the antidumping framework within GATT/WTO may not only offer the means to pursue strategic trade …

implications of membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). Employing robust difference-in-difference specifications as well … as semi-parametric methods, we find that countries joining the WTO experience a decline in revenues from import duties … taxes. Although triggered by WTO accession, the shift towards consumption taxes, in particular to VAT, typically takes place …