By combining two large data sets (on international trade flows and cross-border mergers and acquisitions – M&As), we …

By combining two large data sets (on international trade flows and cross-border mergers and acquisitions - M&As), we …

We are concerned with trade in transport services (not cabotage butrather international shipping, transport,and related … liberalization for profits, trade, andnational gains from trade. Though past GATSmaritime negotiations involved the maritime nations …

We examine the setting of national competition policy in a two-country setting,emphasizing the relationship of trade to … equilibrium distributional effects of competition policy, therelationship of national competition policy to terms-of-trade gains … and losses,the implications of distinct national markets linked through trade (thestarting point for all trade theorists …

We examine interaction between trade in goods and market power in domestic trade and distribution, developing a model … that highlights this interaction. Theory points to an expected linkage between service sector competition and goods trade … direct impact of tariffs on trade flows. …

The Dispute Settlement (DS) system is a central feature of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. This …

We propose a model of trade agreements in which contracting is costly, and as a consequence the optimal agreement may … be incomplete. Inspite of its simplicity, the model yields rich predictions on the structure of the optimal trade … explicitly into account can help explain a number of key features of real trade agreements. …