Trade and independence for economic development -- Market potential and international trade -- Foreign direct investment under fiscal interdependence when policy is set unilaterally -- Unilateral policy and foreign competition -- Lobbying in the presence of foreign competition -- Developing...

A major shift is transforming the trade and environment field, triggered by governments’ rising use of industrial policies to spark nascent renewable energy industries and to restrict exports of certain minerals in the face of political economy constraints. While economically distorting, these...

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...