century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

of gains from trade encourages countries to modify their standards to facilitate trade with other countries having … similar standards. Whether or not a country engages in trade depends on the magnitude and nature of the gains from trade …--e.g. economies of scale, greater variety for consumers, etc.--and the degree of standard modification required for trade. If the …

Trade is an important component of the Philippine economy. Contemporary trade is shaped primarily by the evolution of … Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The impact of FTAs has long been studied in the Philippines, but the network effects of FTA … trade shocks and its resulting impact to industry firm performance have not been explored as much. This study contributes to …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …