operation of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism. Those Reviews show that trade liberalization came hand-in-hand with internal … liberalization slowed down during the second decade under review, with tariffs having come down mostly during the earlier years. The … considerable trade policy liberalization achieved during past years, and to strengthen the multilateral trading system. …

available. A number of trends are evident. While a majority of RTAs result in a reasonably high degree of liberalization overall … (with developing countries often liberalizing as much or more than developed countries), liberalization is not uniform … across products or RTA parties. In some RTAs the degree of liberalization appears to be a negotiated outcome, depending on …

essential role of services for economic development; the high costs imposed by trade protection; the benefits of liberalization …

, stand-alone trade and investment liberalization policies aimed at enhancing economic development may have negative side … confirms that trade and investment liberalization are essential drivers of economic development. The economic growth and trade … benefits from trade facilitation generally dwarf those from tariff liberalization and, to a lesser extent, those achieved …

liberalization especially through allowing foreign suppliers to invest in Russian service industries promises the largest gains. This … intermediate services liberalization for the expansion of a viable Russian service sector. Results from comparing Russian effective …

This paper explores the dynamic effects of trade liberalization on tax revenue using a worldwide panel dataset. Results … point to statistically significant negative effect of liberalization on (non- resource) tax revenues in the short term and … no significant effect in the medium term. Liberalization also alter the tax structure tilting revenues toward indirect …

The consequences of liberalization on structural changes are examined using data from manufacturing industry in Nepal … which is classified as a least developed country. This is important because doubts that liberalization may not solve the … liberalization are to be fully achieved. …