model, we find that autocracies import substantially less than democracies, even after controlling for official trade …The paper analyzes whether the political regime of a country influences its involvement in international trade. Firstly …, we develop a theoretical model that predicts that autocracies trade less than democracies. Secondly, we test the …

model, we find that autocracies import substantially less than democracies, even after controlling for official trade …The paper analyzes whether the political regime of a country influences its involvement in international trade. Firstly …, we develop a theoretical model that predicts that autocracies trade less than democracies. Secondly, we test the …

The geographical fragmentation of industrial production alters many of the stylized facts on which trade and trade … – product, income and finance – has important consequences for understanding the dynamics of globalized production, the micro …

The nation has been living with the Obama administration's trade policy for five years, with relatively little to show … for it. In the remaining three years, is the executive branch likely to obtain Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and … trade agreements and for the passage of enacting legislation. Building such support requires a firm commitment to the cause …

new opportunities for East Asia to enhance its relationship with the EU. The paper recommends the East Asian countries to … pursue a two-track approach in order to fully materialize the potential for strengthening the bilateral relationship …

in international forums such as the WTO and G20 and trade rules on PSEs are being negotiated in several bilateral …/regional trade agreements. India is among the top eight countries in the world with a large number of PSEs that play a key role in …

. The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze the preconditions for the sustainable and stable development of the … country by means developing foreign trade, improving investment potential and using an efficient foreign debt management …, and opportunities for the rationalization of foreign policy of Georgia are offered …

Vietnam has been following China's path closely and very successfully for the last two decades, since the adoption of … (with GDP growing by 8 per cent and 10 per cent per year, respectively). The increase of the Vietnamese share of world trade …, doubts have been raised by some economists concerning the possibility for new Asian countries to take-off and join the group …

plausible regional trade arrangements—while the losses to non-members would be relatively small. For such consolidation to occur …The surge in free trade agreements (FTAs) in East Asia since the Asian financial crisis has prompted a lively debate on … building of trade-supporting infrastructure (transport, energy, and telecommunications)—so that they can take advantage of …

A main component of customs unions is a common trade policy on imports from non-member countries. Trade policy covers … both tariff and non-tariff barriers like trade procedures. We argue that since trade procedures vary markedly across EU … countries, the EU is not, strictly speaking, a customs union. To illustrate this, we estimate the impact of trade procedures on …