What is the impact of the removal of barriers to trade on the firms' innovative activities? Does the increase in … competition arising from trade reforms lead to increases in innovation? This paper attempts to examine the link between trade … Licandro (2009, 2010) as guide, a two-stage approach is tested where trade and innovation are linked via competition. A …

consequences of anticipated domestic and global trade policy and world price changes. Similar exogenous or policy shocks are seen … to have contrasting effects, depending on initial economic structure, trade orientation and policy regime. Further, when …

potential positive impact of the 'Seoul Consensus' on Africa, if the rich countries really abstain from trade protection …

The idea of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement goes beyond the traditional concept of trade liberalization … and, apart from the elimination of tariffs in trade of goods, it also includes the reduction/ removal of non …-tariff barriers, the liberalization of the investment regime, the liberalization of trade in services, and the far …

the mid-1990s, ACI growth has improved the non-oil terms of trade of the developed countries. There have also been strong …, worsening their terms of trade and constraining their pricing ability. ACI growth has been especially beneficial for oil and … benefits from intra-industry trade; the challenges will come from increased head-to-head competition in manufactured goods and …

since the early 1990s. In areas such as trade, investment, labor markets, technology, and policy coordination, regional …

market power. Two main results are shown. First, in the presence of buyer power trade liberalization may lead to retail … market concentration. Due to this concentration retail prices may be higher and welfare may be lower in free trade than in … autarky, thus reversing the standard effects of trade liberalization. Second, the pro-competitive effects of trade …