This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the V …

A paper commissioned by the IDB sees trade openness to generate economic growth and help reduce poverty. The study …, written by aColumbia University economics professor Xavier Sala-i-Martin, takes a close look at the impact of regional trade … free trade, the paper includes warnings for policymakers. …

Most microeconometric studies available for LAC have focused on measuring the direct impact of trade on plant … on tariff barriers as the only obstacle to international trade and integration. In this paper we use data from Brazil and … Chile to analyze how trade affects aggregate productivity through the process of resource reallocation and to explore not …

This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the Tax … Workshop on Fiscal Impact of FTAA celebrated on September 18th and 19th, 2002 in Washington, DC. Proposals for Free Trade Area … countries preparing to gain entry into the European Union. Involves reducing taxes on international trade and increasing some …

Between 1986 and 1995, the government of Canada negotiated and implemented three major international trade agreements …: the 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the 1995 World … Trade Organization Agreement (WTO). Individually, each marked a major venture; together, the three agreements constituted a …

According to the economic theory and recent empirical evidence, improved market access through trade arrangements is …