Starting from a somewhat backward structure based on low technology sectors Portuguese exports in the last decade have been changing rapidly in response to the new patterns of world trade. Higher technology exports are increasing their position and intra-sectoral specialization is prevailing.The...

In this paper, an interregional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is used to analyze the long-run regional effects of alternative trade liberalization strategies on Brazil. The model provides a description of the Brazilian inter-regional economic system, divided into two regions - Sao...

O artigo explica as diferenças de políticas comerciais recebidas por 10 setores industriais de 1988 a 2005 a partir de teorias de economia política e de análise econométrica com dados em painel. Três conjuntos de variáveis independentes – coeficientes de comércio, intensidade no uso de...

The UE and Mercosur are currently negotiating a free trade agreement. The offer made by Mercosur reflects its production and protection structure and is more "generous" to agriculture than to industry. In fact, the main competitive fragilities of Mercosur are concentrated in manufactured goods...

The literature shows that the use of the antidumping legislation can affect the international trade. The threat to invoke the legislation can be used for a collusive agreement or as a punishment to agreement deviation already done between national and foreign firms. Then, the objective of this...

The main purpose of this article is to evaluate the degree of integration of Mercosur both at a regional and a multilateral level. We estimate a gravity equation in order to assess the border effect and the degree of integration among Mercosur countries during the 90's.

The article discusses the opportunities and risks that are facing the textile/garment manufacturing productive chain (TGC), bearing in mind the prospects of creating free trade areas in the Americas (Alca) and with the European Union (EU). The article looks at both the external trends and the...

A Organização Mundial de Comércio (OMC) monitora o comércio entre 151 países, que são responsáveis por mais de 96% do volume de comércio internacional. Através do seu Mecanismo de Resolução de Disputas, a OMC julga disputas entre seus membros sobre possíveis violações das regras da...

In the strategic trade policy literature, the firms typically make positive profits at equilibrium policy levels. We show that this is not always true when firms from the developed (North) and developing (South) countries compete in the Northern market. In particular, the South firm may be...

This paper aims to evaluate the impact on trade flows between Brazil and the United States after the accomplishment of the FTAA. The authors used a computable partial equilibrium model. A comprehensive investigation of the existing non-tariff barriers was made and the tariff-equivalents were...