liberalization of both trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) has been an integral part, is of paramount importance. By fostering … impacts (intended or unintended) on the economy, the TPRM can be a catalyst for unilateral reform, including liberalization of … trade and FDI. Although the latter has received added impetus from multilateral liberalization under the auspices of the …

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 …

liberalization commitments and was subject to review by the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Committee. In her view, the same mechanism …

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 …

In this paper we analyze the impact of trade liberalization policy on GDP growth of Pakistan for the period ranging …