PTAs are generally negotiated without any tariff concessions or transfers to non-member countries. Can such a PTA … benefit the neighbors’ welfare? In a two-good competitive equilibrium model in the absence of an entrepôt, a PTA without …, however, it definitely improves the neighbors’ welfare. In a multiple-good model, a PTA without concessions deteriorates the …

The WTO has not been able to recover since the collapse of the Doha Round in July 2008. Several ministerial conferences … to reform the WTO in 2018 and 2019. This book argues that the Trump Administration reform proposals have been much more … the proposals and called for the WTO to be development-oriented and inclusive. This book provides a critical analysis of …

framework of the World Trade Organization, which currently does not allow environmental challenges to be tackled effectively. …

featured in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) contribute to reducing trade costs. Inclusion of such provisions in RTAs …

and deeper paperless trade provisions than those featured in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. A more detailed …

Indicators - which closely reflect the Trade Facilitation Agreement negotiated at the Bali WTO Ministerial Conference of December …

2013. WTO commitments (1.0 p.p. average cut) and unilateral liberalizations on a most-favored-nation (MFN) basis (1.3 p …