Adopting a novel method of synthetic difference-in-differences (SDID), this paper examines the causal impact of the Brexit referendum on the services exports of the UK and other major services exporters. It provides a comparative analysis of, inter alia, Germany, Ireland, and the UK, and...

Adopting a novel method of synthetic difference in differences (SDID), this paper examines the causal impact of the Brexit referendum on services exports of the UK and other major services exporters. It provides a comparative analysis of the UK, Ireland and Germany, inter alia, and assesses the...

This paper brings new evidence on the impact of services liberalization on the performance of manufacturing firms. Using a unique database of Ukrainian firms in 2001-2007, the authors utilize an external push for liberalization in the services sector as a source of exogenous variation to...

After 18 years of negotiations, Russia has joined the World Trade Organization. This paper assesses how the tariff structure of the Russian Federation will change as a result of the phased implementation of its World Trade Organization commitments between 2012 and 2020 and how it has changed as...