In this report, the research team analyses the non-tariff difficulties to international trade of Brazil and Argentina, especially (but not limited to) the bilateral trade. The report will also identify the more problematic topics concerning the…
This report examines technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures for different economic sectors in Brazil and in Argentina, under the multilateral trading system rules for trade in goods.
The main goals of this document are: Identifying 7 industrial products’ sectors of current or potential significance in terms of trade between the EU and Brazil (priority sectors); Taking into consideration, in this analysis, the interests of EU…
In September 2015, the United Nations member states agreed on a new agenda on sustainable development that sets a range of gender related goals that shall be achieved by the international community in the following years. Among them, the women’s…
Voluntary sustainability standards are part of the new challenges faced by the multilateral trading system. Regulatory barriers to trade, especially technical barriers and sanitary and phytosanitary measures, apply to several sectors such as trade…
This book reviews the theoretical underpinning of the FDI–tourism nexus and the empirical work on the topic. It also identifies literature gaps and makes a number of recommendations for future research.
The idea that international trade is an engine of economic growth dates from long back, and even now an overwhelming body of literature affirms a strong and positive link between trade liberalization and economic development. However, most of these…
In line with global frameworks, the EU unilaterally decided to reduce the price of its imported sugar, under the ACP-EU Agreement, by 36%. This decision eventually would affect the macro-economic situation of ACP countries. At a micro level the…
We employ a gravity framework to evaluate the importance of transport infrastructure in determining the tourism attractiveness of destinations. The analysis is based on a panel data set of bilateral tourism flows among 28 countries over the decade…
Trade has been identified as an important factor contributing to poverty reduction in many countries. This study uses a panel Vector Autoregressive framework, both in the long run and the short run to analyse the relationship between trade…