economic policy. In our empirical analysis, based on an extensive dataset covering most of world trade, we find that GSP tends …

of trade with China became less friendly. Today, GDP in North Korea is reportedly lower than in 1990, notwithstanding a …

Increasing moves away from multilateralism have created a fragmented trade and investment scenario where economies … favoured nation (MFN) clause - as developed under the GATT and GATS - and the non-discrimination clause among countries …, plurilateral or bilateral approach to trade and investment liberalisation should be pursued, the paper illustrates the OECD has …

, modernising product market regulations, developing skills, and reconsidering barriers to trade and investment. OECD simulations … suggest that India would be a major beneficiary were barriers to trade and investment be reduced multilaterally. In the … absence of a multilateral agreement, the economy would also gain from a unilateral liberalisation of trade and investment …

, and identifies the main features of world trade and GVC participation that influence exposures to risks in supply chains … equilibrium (CGE) trade model METRO to shed light on the consequences of a stylised re-localisation policy scenario. In this … through trade. Quantitatively, the latter effect tends to dominate: re-localising GVCs would make the economy in most …

trade liberalisation. This paper uses the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and National Treasury (NT) firm-level panel … to assess the response of South African firms to trade policy changes and demand shocks in destination markets between … firm level. Also, trade liberalisation policies in the destination country positively affect the number of exported goods …