section 1. Executive summary & objectives of the study -- section 2. Background notes -- section 3. Textual analysis of FTAs -- section 4. Data analysis and comparisons -- section 5. Questionnaires, real interactions and case study -- section 6. Conclusions & recommendations -- section 7....

The European Union and Japan have recently launched negotiations about a bilateral free trade agreement as means of economic stimulation, with trade as a driving force to create growth and wealth. Since customs duties are already low, the success of the liberalization process hinges on the...

Free trade agreements (FTAs) and regional trade agreements (RTAs), as a national policy, have proliferated in the recent decades as countries perceived trade agreements to effectively reduce trade barriers, thus helping expand market access, protect local markets, and enhance efficiency and...