This paper asks how opening up of wheat and sugar trade between two nuclear neighbours, India and Pakistan, would … affect welfare in the two countries. We conduct a partial equilibrium analysis to simulate welfare implications of trade … between the two countries under three alternative trade regimes : a) under an FTA between India and Pakistan, b) under SAFTA …

Vietnam faces alternative options in opening its economy to trade. It is about to join the World Trade Organization; as … a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Area it is contemplating extending the regional trade area to include China, Korea and … Japan; and it has recently concluded a bilateral agreement with the United States. Opening up to trade is a two-edged sword …

largest in FDI inflow, the third largest in foreign trade, the fourth largest in GDP, and an important engine for the global … the two largest markets. East Asia accounts for half of Chinas foreign trade and more than 70% of FDI inflow. Chinas trade … with South Asia is still small in volume, but high in growth rate. With the emergence of the Indian economy, trade and …

It has become an article of faith in international trade negotiations that farmers in developing countries have much to … gain from agricultural trade liberalization. This paper assesses the evidence for such claims. It concludes that the … promise of agricultural trade liberalization is overstated, while the costs to small-scale farmers in developing countries are …

Issues of Trade and Connectivity with India have attracted renewed attention in recent times following the visit of the … best serves Bangladesh’s interests, and maximises Bangladesh’s potential benefits in the identified areas of trade in goods …

Employment is a major concern in the context of trade liberalization. At one level, productive employment is a major … body of literature which shows that trade is good for economic growth which in turn should be good for poverty reduction … element in determining the poverty reducing outcome of growth. Second, while trade may be good for growth, it does not …

trade facilitation at border crossing, logistic costs are 13-14% of the value compared to 8% in USA. Transport …