(EurAsEC) customs union. Relying on the computable general equilibrium model from the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP … be a GDP-reducing framework in which the negative trade-diversion effects surpass positive trade-creation ones. …

In this paper I investigate the impact of a decrease in trade costs on firms' decisions to export. The main …' manufacturing firms a theoretically consistent positive effect is found for firm entry into exporting, aggregate firm trade flow and … prediction regarding the impact on average trade value per product. In this paper, however, I find that around 70-80% of the …

number of international economic integration agreements, such as free trade agreements. This paper discusses the roles of … that tend to form free trade agreements tend to be closer to each other, more remote from the rest of the world, and larger … bilateral free trade agreements between Israel with Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. …

Following the onset of the financial crisis in September 2008 and the subsequent “Great Trade Collapse” (Baldwin 2009 …), many countries actively used trade policy instruments as part of their response to the global recession. Governments … pursued a mix of trade liberalization, trade promotion, and trade restrictions. The choice of trade policy has varied, with …

increased bilateral trade and foreign direct investment flows and also from enhanced cohesion of negotiating positions in … international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade between Brazil and China surging after 2001 and China is now Brazil … the two countries has also significantly increased in recent years. Projections of future trade flows using current growth …

, which may potentially negatively affect international trade. Customs around the world have therefore implemented security …-motivated certification programs to facilitate licit trade. These programs offer trustworthy trading firms, i.e., Authorized Economic …