This study estimates the effect of trade facilitation measures implementation on trade costs in Asia and the Pacific … trade costs by more than 26%, cutting international transaction costs in Asia and the Pacific by about $ 1.2 trillion … annually. The analysis also confirms that there are significant reductions in trade costs associated with trade partners …

While international trade can offer gains from specialization and access to a wider range of products, it is also … structured overview of the economic literature on the interaction between environmental outcomes, trade, environmental policy and … trade policy. In this endeavor, it covers approaches reaching from descriptive data analysis based on Input‐Output tables …

With the ongoing trade normalisation process between India and Pakistan, opportunities to integrate have opened up … segment to focus on in improving trade relations between the two countries. Here, an empirical and theoretical analysis of … India-Pakistan trade using some statistical indicators reveals low levels of current trade but huge trade potential. Since …

the major issue is that of data scarcity. Due to these facts both domestic and asymmetric trade costs have been ignored … gaps between theory and practice. The results of this work show that domestic trade costs proportionally grow with economic … size, and that international trade costs are highly asymmetric especially when trading pair sizes differ. Counterfactual …

With the trade normalization process between India and Pakistan gathering momentum since November 2011, new … opportunities for enhancing bilateral trade have opened between the two countries. This study estimates the trade potential between … India and Pakistan, and examines how this potential can be realized. Using the Trade Possibility Approach for all items …

Trade facilitation policies intend to simplify administrative processes and accelerate the handling of shipments across … borders. Recent research shows that these policies have substantial effects on trade flows. In this chapter, we discuss what … the existing evidence for trade implies for the provision of transportation services. In addition, we make use of a …

Trade and investment are of paramount importance to achieve sustainable development thereby eradicating poverty …. Developing countries were strongly arguing on this issue. Their argument emanates from the fact that the terms of trade between …-making deficits at home. In line with this they are participating in WTO and redesigning their trade policies in enhancing the …

trade and the importance of tradables relative to non-tradables in national output is rising everywhere. Capital flows more …

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 …