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 entrepot, a PTA without …, however, it definitely improves the neighbors’ welfare. In a multiple-good model, a PTA without concessions deteriorates the …

We revisit the question of the quantitative benefits of WTO trade agreements in a setup that is non-standard from the …

« betrete die WTO ein Terrain, in dem ihr Ansatz zur Handelsliberalisierung an Bedeutung verliere. Volker Treier, Deutscher …Anfang Dezember 2013 einigten sich die Mitgliedsländer der WTO auf ein neues Welthandelsabkommen. Gabriel Felbermayr …, ifo Institut und Universität München, sieht einen Anpassungsbedarf der WTO an die neue Gemengelage in der Weltwirtschaft …

Examines how the development policies used by successful late industrializers would fare under the current WTO regime. …

restrictions. The WTO provides a general prohibition on quantitative export restrictions but the broad and, at times, ambiguous … exceptions somewhat vitiate the ban. Moreover, export taxes are not explicitly forbidden in the WTO. This study suggests that … there are a number of ways by which WTO disciplines could benefit from the approaches found in some RTAs in the area of …

Argues that the changeover from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to the World Trade Organization (WTO …