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Useful for analyzing trade by country and by commodity; performing trend analysis and projections; understanding economic development planning and developing marketing strategies, this publication...

It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...

Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...

Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...

Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...

The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...

Transporting waste by sea, air or land is an important environmental issue. This diskette contains information of the European Agreement, the Protocol of Signatures, annexes and amendments. The...

This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...

Transporting waste by sea, air or land is an important environmental issue. This publication presents the European Agreement, the Protocol of Signatures, annexes and amendments. The various substances...

Useful for analyzing trade by country and by commodity; performing trend analysis and projections; understanding economic development planning and developing marketing strategies, this publication...

This Agreement, which aims at increasing the safety of international transport by road, deals with the conditions of transport of dangerous goods (including dangerous wastes) by road. This new edition...

The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...

The 2014 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume I provides an overview of the international trade merchandise trade in 2014 and detailed information on the trade performance for numerous...

Useful for analyzing trade by country and by commodity, performing trend analysis and projections, understanding economic development planning and developing marketing strategies, this publication...

The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...

This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...

The number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has increased over time. So have the complexity of issues surrounding their formation and the metrics used to assess them. Despite sustained research...