The book was delivered in Portuguese and it doesn't have an abstract in English. We’ve translated the abstract from Portuguese into English: "The Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), as part of its efforts to support Brazil’s accession…
Private standards correspond to a set of rules and processes that establish guidelines related to the production, supply, packaging, and transportation of goods and services. These requirements are developed by private organizations, including non-…
This policy paper contextualizes the creation and revival of Investment Screening Mechanisms by central economies in a new scenario of international geoeconomic disputes. This mechanism revival reactivates concepts and policy formulations under…
The environmental issues and their intersection with activities such as trade have been winning greater space and preponderance in the international scenario. The article analyzes the intersection between trade and the environment within four…
This policy brief investigates the effects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and East African Community (EAC) membership on export performance and household welfare in five East African countries—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,…
Over the last two decades, Sino–African trade flows have substantially increased. However, there is no empirical evidence to inform policymakers on the factors behind such considerable trade flows to help them develop effective trade policies to be…
This paper explores the integration of data science methods to increase trade efficiency, with a focus on optimising workflows, studying trade dynamics, and forecasting trade volume. The growing realisation of how important trade is as an asset with…
One of the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is to foster sustainable and inclusive social and economic development, as well as gender equality, with member states committed to enhancing exports by African women.…
Whether global value chain development and diffusion stimulate global firm performance is one of the most critical research questions in international economics and trade. However, measuring global value chains remains challenging. The literature…
The rapid development of information technology has created a conducive environment in developed and developing countries to adopt and integrate digital trade into business processes. So, the objective of this research consists of analysing the…