Over the last several years impact assessment studies have become a standard tool in trade and investment policymaking processes. Within the European Union there are two types of studies that examine the impact of trade policies: Impact Assessments (IAs) and Sustainability Impact Assessments...

This chapter examines the present-day level of transparency in European trade and investment negotiations. It argues that the level of transparency adopted by the European Commission, while open to improvement, is already quite satisfactory. The current practice strikes a sensible balance...

Over the past years, impact assessment studies became a regular feature of trade and investment policymaking processes. These studies collect quantitative and qualitative information on the connexion between proposed policies and their likely positive or negative consequences. This chapter...