We estimate the impact of international standards certification on the export performance of firms in a developing economy using a unique panel data from Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector. To address endogeneity, we implement a novel…
This report evaluates the impact of the Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement (SSFTA) through an in-depth analysis of its utilization rates and trade deficits. Part II focuses on the methodology for calculating SSFTA utilization, refined by Chinese and…
This chapter provides an overview of the growing influence of both labour standards and gender equality concerns in contemporary trade debates, and in particular how existing FTAs have increasingly accommodated both types of issues. In the following…