This paper attempts to answer one crucial research question, why the utilization of India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) route for trade is very poor by the India exporters (13%) as compared to their Sri Lankan Counterpart (65%) even after one decade of its implementation? The available...

We examine empirically whether and how non-tariff measures (NTMs) affect the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs). Using data from 114 countries over the period 1986-2019 and applying an augmented gravity model, we show that some of the investigated NTMs encourage, some discourage, and some...