This paper reviews the Philippines' participation in services trade agreements to date at the multilateral (WTO GATS …'s institutional arrangements for trade in services negotiations. To harness the benefits of FTA participation, the report suggests … trade in services more actively, increasing market opportunities for the country. The first step towards strengthening the …

marketoriented commercial policies in the late 1970s drove trade-led growth in the giants, the PRC’s reforms were swifter and more … comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asia’s developing economies. India has attempted to develop more effective … commercial policies since 1991, especially to attract FDI and liberalize imports. Therefore, one might expect the gap in trade …

Countries embarking on trade negotiations are not only seeking increased market access, but also, reduced market … trade agreements (RTAs) concluded by OECD and large emerging economies over the last decade. While there is a lively … discussion on strengthening transparency in the World Trade Organization (WTO), scant attention has been paid to the evolution of …

What influences the adoption of transparency obligations in trade agreements, and what are its effects? This paper uses … a new dataset on transparency provisions in over a hundred regional trade agreements (RTAs) to provide empirical … evidence of the political economy determinants of international transparency commitments, as well as the trade impact of …

This paper reviews the Philippines' participation in services trade agreements to date at the multilateral (WTO GATS …'s institutional arrangements for trade in services negotiations. To harness the benefits of FTA participation, the report suggests … trade in services more actively, increasing market opportunities for the country. The first step towards strengthening the …

marketoriented commercial policies in the late 1970s drove trade-led growth in the giants, the PRC’s reforms were swifter and more … comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asia’s developing economies. India has attempted to develop more effective … commercial policies since 1991, especially to attract FDI and liberalize imports. Therefore, one might expect the gap in trade …

In this issue, we look at the "early returns" on the impact of FTAs on Tennessee's trade. …

switch to marketoriented commercial policies in the late 1970s drove trade-led growth in the giants, the PRC's reforms were … rate, and concluded more comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asia's developing economies. India has attempted …, one might expect the gap in trade performance between the PRC and India to narrow over time. However, both giants face an …