With the continuous advancement of China's reform and opening-up, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has become a key project in China's economic development. Since 2018, the Chinese government has clarified Hainan's…
The main idea of this paper is that the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone should proactively align with international high - standard investment facilitation rules (especially the WTO Agreement on Investment Facilitation, the Comprehensive and…
Este artículo presenta al lector un análisis de la norma de segundo plano que utiliza la Corte Constitucional colombiana cuando menciona y recurre a las fuentes de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) en sus fallos. Siendo esto examinado a la…
Recent research on international trade suggests that economic development and growth occur as countries gain knowledge and learn to produce and export more sophisticated products. This study examines the effect of trade facilitation on economic…
There is broad consensus that job creation and productive employment are key to building a vibrant, inclusive economy. The digital era holds potential to expand employment opportunities, especially in Africa, where unemployment is high and economic…
We use unique enterprise survey data to explore the export behavior of firms in Tunisia, a small, trade-dependent country with a complex policy environment regarding exporting. Firms may export directly or indirectly through intermediaries, and can…
This paper examines the impact of trade facilitation factors on trade flows, with a particular focus on Global Value Chains (GVCs) in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Using the structural gravity model of international and intra-national…
The distributional outcomes of trade agreements have historically been uneven, creating both “losers” as well as “winners” and benefitting certain stakeholders while leaving others without benefits or even with negative repercussions. In particular…
Africa, while less impacted than other regions of the world, is still facing disastrous consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, African countries, especially those in French-speaking Africa, have provided less support to their…
This book discusses the most recent developments in the WTO regime. Issues such as E-commerce, security exception clause, China's compliance with the WTO obligations, sustainability development, IP protection in FTZs, trade controls and etc.,…