Costa Rica has managed to combine an active agenda in the Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTNs) at the WTO with the … negotiation of several Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). Such PTAs, most notably those with the US, China and the EU, will … this path of trade liberalization, the country has placed a strong emphasis on the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment …

) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to … case study, due to the fact that trade and investment policies are clearly and consistently documented. -- LDCs ; GATS …

This paper estimates the impact of liberalization of temporary movements of individual service suppliers on trade in … goods and services. In particular, the paper looks at the impact of the so-called forth mode to provide a service on trade … presence abroad (Mode 3). Estimates are obtained using a gravity model of trade augmented for a measure of temporary movements …

Trade has been recognized in the 2030 development Agenda as well as in the Addis Ababa Agenda for Action as an … important means for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper questions whether trade openness … evidence: first, international trade openness is an important tool for driving financial flows for development, including …