dieser Analyse kann eine Bewertung des Liberalisierungserfolgs des Regelwerks des GATS erfolgen. … foundations for an evaluation of the GATS. …

telecommunication services are evaluated. This analysis lays the foundation for an evaluation of the GATS. … dieser Analyse kann eine Bewertung des Liberalisierungserfolgs des Regelwerks des GATS erfolgen. …

question, providing detailed coverage on three key design features of the GATT/WTO: reciprocity, nondiscrimination as embodied … GATT/WTO and we argue that an economic perspective can go a long way toward revealing a consistent logic to the inclusion …

Much potential for trade liberalization exists in industries and markets with trade barriers that are prohibitive for … governments' policy preferences. Theory can then further identify market characteristics for which liberalization is most likely …

equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO membership on trade and welfare. Using an extensive database covering manufacturing trade for 186 … countries over the period 1980-2016, we find that the average impact of GATT/WTO membership on trade among member counties is … general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO on welfare, which are sizable and heterogeneous across members, and relatively small …

of the trade liberalization. Second, we use standard Armington- and Melitz-type general equilibrium trade models to …

. Both these agreements are governed by the WTO and have to abide by the non-discriminatory (Most-Favored Nation, MFN) clause … incentive to contribute to the cost of liberalization by signing trade agreements and offering their own market access. I extend … the equilibrium model of endogenous trade liberalization via trade agreements developed by Saggi and Yildiz (2010) to …