This volume provides a fresh and non-dogmatic examination of the emergence on nontariff measures (NTMs) and their impact on international trade and welfare, questioning the traditional premise that most NTMs are protectionist and reduce trade and welfare.

This volume contributes to a fresh perspective on the economic and finance research on international financial markets and also the commodity markets by examining various factors that affect information transmission and pricing relation in the spot and derivatives markets in the United States...