The proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) is a central feature of the world trade policy environment in the last 20 years. This paper provides an empirical study of the extent to which the formation of RTAs has ...

By Gloria O. Pasadilla. Intra-ASEAN trade has increased six-fold since 1993 but greater integration challenge looms in addressing non-tariff measures. The paper discusses the various ASEAN work programs on NTMs and assesses ...

During the past two decades, public awareness and concern regarding food safety in developed countries have increased as a result of a series of highly-publicized food scares and scandals (Henson and Caswell, 1999). In ...

This paper examines the effect of corruption on the business environment in Viet Nam. Our survey of firms operating in Viet Nam suggests that corruption is perceived as the most severe business constraint for their operation. ...

This paper replicates the study of Topalova (2010), performs a robustness check, and extends the findings by applying the estimation technique to the economy of Thailand. Topalova (2010) found that trade liberalization in ...

This paper looks at the role of applied services regulations in accounting for WTO+ commitments on trade in services in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) among Asian economies. The empirical findings suggest that Asian ...

This paper provides an overview of developments in implementation of protectionist measures relevant for Asia-Pacific economies in the period associated with recovery after the Global Economic Crisis of 2008/2009. At the ...

This is ARTNeT Working Paper No. 171, 'On the economic impact of FDI and trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region: A structural quantitative analysis', by Mario Larch and Yoto V. Yotov. <p></p> We employ the ...

This is ARTNeT Working Paper No. 170, 'International trade law perspectives on paperless trade and inclusive digital trade', by Andrew D. Mitchell and Neha Mishra. <p></p> Cross-border paperless trade is increasingly ...

<p></p> By Simon J. Evenett and Martin Wermelinger <p></p> This paper provides a snapshot of current protectionist dynamics making extensive use of the GTA database. Two methods of estimating the trade covered by ...