This article evaluates from the Global Dimension of Regional Integration Model (GDRI - MODEL) developed by Estrada (2004) which the level of regional integration in the year of 2007 for the Common Market of the South - MERCOSUR, considering Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (Members of the...

The present work analyses the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on the improvement of trade flows for ten Middle East and North African Countries (MENA) for the period 1990-2010. An extended gravity model is estimated to analyse the average and individual impact of six FTAs (four...

Given the uncertain outcome for regional trade arrangements and given the need for improved international competitiveness due to ongoing globalization it seems advisable to promote at a national level those policies which might help to enhance both integration into the regional and world...