Restrictive preferential rules of origin cause producers in RTAs to source intermediate materials from RTA partners instead of non-parties in order to meet the rules of origin requirements. For RTAs concluded under Article XXIV, restrictive preferential rules of origin open doors to selective...

On 29 March 2019, the United Kingdom (UK) will formally withdraw from the European Union (EU). Although it is still not clear if the UK and the EU will reach an agreement to regulate several aspects of Brexit, ranging from the free circulation of citizens to financial matters, before that date,...

This study examines how the rules of origin (RoO) of a free trade agreement (FTA) affect firms' pricing strategies. A value-added criterion (VAC) of the RoO requires firms to add more than a certain level of values within an FTA when firms use inputs originating from outside the FTA. The VAC may...