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 …

This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries … empirical strategy benefits from the fact that about half of Latin American countries have signed a trade agreement with the … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …

What causes U.S. trade with Mexico and Canada to continue growing faster, for up to a decade, relative to countries … with which the U.S. does not have a free trade agreement? Baier and Bergstrand (2007) suggest that tariff phase-out and … tariff cuts negotiated under the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affected …

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement transcends conventional bilateral trade agreements as it contains … measures to facilitate cooperation and investment in capital, technology, and people. Liberalization aims to facilitate trade … partnership agreement also has a significant impact on the trade flow between Japan and Philippines. …

Vietnam, have a number of existing FTAs with some major TPP members and hold a significant trade share with them. However …, these countries do not have any agreements with Canada and Mexico and except Singapore, have no other trade negotiation with … model and attempts a number of simulations by calibrating various trade integration scenarios, such as tariff reduction and …