The main aim of this paper is to identify and to analyze the presence of Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) in the trade of steel products among Brazil and the other three Mercosur's member countries. The NTBs were identified through interviews with Brazilian companies and through questionaries sent to...

Due to the growing importance of environmental policies in the United States of America and the European Union, including the impact on international trade, the authors propose a comparative analysis of the rules and institutions that govern the environmental issue in these two actors. After...