PTAs are generally negotiated without any tariff concessions or transfers to non-member countries. Can such a PTA … benefit the neighbors' welfare? In a two-good competitive equilibrium model in the absence of an entrepôt, a PTA without …, however, it definitely improves the neighbors' welfare. In a multiple-good model, a PTA without concessions deteriorates the …

There are essentially two types of plurilateral trade agreements (PAs) among WTO Members, an exclusive and an open … discussions. This article takes a sceptical view, since any such PA would need to be agreed by consensus among all 160-odd WTO … treaty frameworks, as "WTO-extra" understandings. …

PTAs are generally negotiated without any tariff concessions or transfers to non-member countries. Can such a PTA … benefit the neighbors’ welfare? In a two-good competitive equilibrium model in the absence of an entrepot, a PTA without …, however, it definitely improves the neighbors’ welfare. In a multiple-good model, a PTA without concessions deteriorates the …

. Both these agreements are governed by the WTO and have to abide by the non-discriminatory (Most-Favored Nation, MFN) clause …

We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member …

To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This … addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements, particularly the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and the General …:2); (ii) "multilateralization" of the GPA; (iii) the reactivation of work in the (currently inactive) WTO Working Group …

and deeper paperless trade provisions than those featured in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. A more detailed …

WTO-based concern. …