This paper examines the role of the burden of proof (BoP) in National Treatment (NT) disputes under trade agreements …

We propose a model of trade agreements in which contracting is costly, and as a consequence the optimal agreement may … be incomplete. In spite of its simplicity, the model yields rich predictions on the structure of the optimal trade … explicitly into account can help explain a number of key features of real trade agreements. …

We examine the setting of national competition policy in a two-country setting, emphasizing the relationship of trade … general equilibrium distributional effects of competition policy, the relationship of national competition policy to terms-of-trade … gains and losses, the implications of "distinct national markets" linked through trade (the starting point for all trade …

The Most-Favored Nation clause (MFN) forbids Members of a trade agreement to discriminate between trading partners. It … agreements in the World Trade Organization. There seems to be a rather widespread belief among policy makers that there are …

Trading nations exchange tariff concessions in the context of trade liberalizing rounds. Tariffs, nonetheless, are not … international community. In this paper, we focus on the interaction between trade and environment. The purpose of this study is to …