Recent rounds of GATT and later WTO have advocated widespread tariffication, meaning that existing non-tariff barriers be converted into import equivalent tariffs. From an economic point of view, the effects of such tariffication are not entirely clear. The paper presents a general equilibrium...

Including contributions from such figures as Douglas Irwin, James Foreman-Peck, Kevin O'Rourke and Max-Stefan-Schulze, this key book summarizes the recent empirical research carried out on the issue of the classical period of trade protectionism. It provides a basis for revising widely held...

Economic integration in South Asia is governed by India's relations with the other economies of the region and it is also at the helm of all trade facilitation and transit issues of the region. Concessions given by India under SAFTA for LDCs have greatly benefitted Bangladesh and concessions to...

Der Zusammenbruch des Rats für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe hat zu erheblichen ökonomischen Verwerfungen geführt. Der verstärkte Zugang zu den stabileren Märkten der OECD-Länder ist deshalb von großer Bedeutung für die ehemals sozialistischen Staaten Mittel- und Osteuropas sowie der...