Until the beginning of this century, the GATT/WTO system worked. Economic research provided a compelling explanation …. It showed that if governments maximize the well-being of their own countries broadly defined, GATT/WTO principles would … undermined the WTO. A simple transposition of the previous rationalization suggests that geopolitics and trade cooperation are …

theory and recent developments in the economics of information and law. A central conclusion is that in a world where …

extent the presence of IMF, World Bank, regional Multilateral Development Banks, WTO and Global Environmental Facilities has …, UNDP, and membership in the WTO increase emissions, while IADB projects reduce emissions. EBRD and UNEP do not …; environmental governance is not affected. -- International Organizations ; Environment, Governance ; IMF ; World Bank ; WTO ; Trade …

propose to measure political importance using temporary membership on the United Nations Security Council and analyze a newly …

-2018 may have caused a 1 percentage point decline in world trade growth. The paper also finds that the impact of policy …

(GATS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It shows that the negotiations have contributed to more stable and transparent …

-opening commitments, even though they were not pursuing export interests. The paper also considers the limits to what was achieved by way …