"This Advanced Guide has been developed to contribute to the engancement of developing countries' capacity to analyse and implement trade policy. It is aimed at government experts engaged in trade negotiations, as well as graduate students and researchers involved in trade-related study or...

This volume was prepared by Inga Heiland while she was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It comprises five chapters addressing one or more aspects of international trade and...

We consider optimal trade policy for a large country with private information. We show that the optimal tariff leads to a signaling equilibrium with higher tariffs and lower welfare than under complete information, whereas the optimal import quota replicates the complete information equilibrium...

The Rationale of Trade Liberalisation -- Trade Liberalisation Frameworks -- Obstacles and Barriers to Regional Integration in Africa -- Trade Liberalisation Nexus Economic Development -- Contemporary Issues in International Trade -- Closing Trade Related Infrastructure Gaps in Africa -- Building...