On 29 March 2019, the United Kingdom (UK) will formally withdraw from the European Union (EU). Although it is still not clear if the UK and the EU will reach an agreement to regulate several aspects of Brexit, ranging from the free circulation of citizens to financial matters, before that date,...

Rules of origin differ among overlapping free trade agreements, raising firm compliance costs, discouraging utilization of trade preferences, and hindering regional value chains. Using a unique dataset comparing the restrictiveness of product-specific rules of origin (PSRO) between the Regional...