This study examines the impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act using the synthetic control method, a quasi-experimental approach. The novelty in the approach is that it addresses problems of estimation that are prevalent in nonexperimental methods used to analyze the impact of...

Globalization and for that reason, trade liberalization have been a major discourse on the table of many international forums; as global alliances seek to solve environmental and economic issues with a common front. International trade is accepted as the steering wheel for which growth and...

The European Union has built up special relationship with the developing countries. To achieve the aims of the common development policy, the EU grants not only financial aid but also trade preferences in order to help the reintegration of these countries into the world economy. The most...