This study estimated ad-valorem equivalent (AVE) for non-tariff measures (NTM) applied by 81 countries to 5.321 products in six-digit products of the harmonized system (HS). For that, the study follow the method developed by Kee, Nicita e Olarreaga (2009) and the contributions brought by Beghin,...

This paper analyzes the effects of non-tariff measures on international trade, using a structural gravity model with 77 exporters, 63 importers, and all goods available in the 6-digit Harmonized System. Unlike most of the literature on the subject, we chose to estimate the effect of each measure...

A significant question in agricultural economic research is understanding how economic shocks affect the different links of a productive chain, since the gains and losses induced by them might spread in a non-uniform way among the different actors. In the face of a scenario that advocates a...

The objective of this study is to analyze the performance of Brazilian exports of industrialized products in the period 2005-2016, with approaches that allow identifying some factors that characterize this process, not only at the level of industrial activity as a whole, but also in terms of the...

In international literature, Brazil ranks among the most prolific countries in requesting non-tariff measures (NTMs) on their imports. When this incidence is translated into ad valorem equivalent, studies show that the costs that these measures represent place the country among the world's...

The original BRICS, composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, plays a central role in international geopolitics and aims to strengthen the representation of emerging economies. Since its creation, the bloc has promoted initiatives aimed at reducing the West's hegemony in global...

The objective of this discussion paper is to examine the geoeconomic landscape following the 2025 election of Donald Trump, focusing on the expansion of protectionism, its repercussions for food security, and its impacts on global value chains, particularly within agribusiness and sectors...

This text aims to provide evidence regarding the adverse effects of anti-dumping measures on the competitive market strategies in different sectors of economic activity. To map firms’ strategic behaviour, as well as the evolution of their market power, our empirical model consists of...

Technical regulation plays na important role in the normative framework of multilateralism led by the WTO. This is due to its possible use as a trade barrier. The treatment of the topic of technical regulation followed the evolution of the rules of the WTO agreements, and constitutes one of the...