This thesis is a collection of three essays in international trade. The thesis broadly addresses various aspects of trade related policies and their effects on consumer welfare. In the first chapter, I examine how global trade liberalization would affect different consumers and countries in...

Does globalization and free trade benefit the world economy? -- Poverty is decreasing worldwide because of globalization / Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz -- Global trade negatively affects middle class America / Amy Traub and Heather C. McGhee -- Free trade does benefit participating nations...