Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

, stand-alone trade and investment liberalization policies aimed at enhancing economic development may have negative side … confirms that trade and investment liberalization are essential drivers of economic development. The economic growth and trade … benefits from trade facilitation generally dwarf those from tariff liberalization and, to a lesser extent, those achieved …

We study the response of regional employment and nominal wages to trade liberalization, exploiting the natural … less than 50 kilometers, we can identify statistically significant liberalization effects on both employment and wages …

Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a … technology that integrates two economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a "trembling trade" as a … situation in which gains from trade are less than losses in relative income, with the result that global social welfare is …

Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a … technology that integrates two economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a “trembling trade” as a … situation in which gains from trade are less than losses in relative income, with the result that global social welfare is …

Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a … technology that integrates two economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a "trembling trade" as a … situation in which gains from trade are less than losses in relative income, with the result that global social welfare is …

econometric methodology. Chapter 1 applies an econometric gravity analysis to bilateral trade flows to assess how successful the … European Schengen Agreement has been in boosting international trade. It proposes a new indicator variable to account for the …

The aim of this study is to investigate the impacts of trade policy changes on the order of the size of cities and … degree of urban concentration. Finally, a model of the impact of trade liberalization on economic growth was estimated. The …, driven by the growth of international trade. …

trade liberalization data, thus facilitating further examination of the topics highlighted in the study as worthy of future …This paper assembles detailed information on the market access provisions in trade in goods contained in 192 active … regional trade agreements (RTAs) notified to the WTO as of November 2010. Although market access provisions in trade in goods …