The essays of this book are contributions to the empirical Literature in International Trade and Public Economics. They deal with the relationship between the structure and quality of the public sector and the process of economic integration. Two of the essays add to the empirical determinants...

The essays of this book are contributions to the empirical Literature in International Trade and Public Economics. They deal with the relationship between the structure and quality of the public sector and the process of economic integration. Two of the essays add to the empirical determinants...

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Alternatives to LCRs -- Survey Snapshot -- Case Studies -- Plan of the Study -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: The LCR Phenomenon -- Characteristics of LCRs -- Why LCRs Are Bad Policy -- Motives behind...

This paper is concerned with rules of origin when intermediate goods aredifferentiated. An analytical model emphasizes trade patterns and the relativeimportance of trade in intermediates given trade preferences. Econometric evidencebased on intra-OECD trade in motor vehicles and motor vehicle...