The study attempts to analyse the economy-wide impact of Indo-Pacific alliance between India and rest 45 participating members using computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. We introduce four simulation scenarios in first scenario is one which bilaterally liberalises trade terms both tariffs liberalisation alone then removal reduction non-tariff barriers together with all countries region. s...

Although non-tariff measures (NTMs) have surpassed tariffs as the most prevalent instrument of trade protection globally, our knowledge what drives these NTMs is extremely limited. This paper sheds light on political determinants using a rich empirical setting in Morocco. Taking advantage bilateral EU-Morocco agreement that resulted an across-the-board tariff cut and subsequent rise NTMs, we us...

Red-tape barriers (RTBs) are an important source of trade costs, but have received little attention in the trade literature. In this paper we take a first step toward a theory of RTBs, and show that their implications can be very different from those of more traditional trade barriers. The model highlights that RTBs have important impacts on the extensive margin of trade, and yields rich compar...

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a mega-regional free trade agreement aimed to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers, increase facilitation, liberalise investment, promote global value chains among the member countries. The study aims know importance of RCEP regarding trade, foreign direct investment other economic affairs for China its potential benefits members. It has pr...

The paper analyses the trade barriers that thwart diversification efforts of developing countries into exports value-added agricultural processed products. It examines extent to which non-tariff measures act as market access constrain products from countries. analysis shows prevalence (including domestic measures) limit ability increase their exports. This has important policy implications in t...

Introduction. The study is devoted to a comprehensive of the global trade system in conditions economic instability, particular, identification and analysis determinants deepening its asymmetries regional perspective. contains description peculiarities modern regulatory regime, including tariff non-tariff methods regulating cross-border key trends development.
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In several African regions, economic integration has successfully reduced tariff protection by freezing the opportunity to raise applied tariffs against fellow partners above those promised. this paper, we examine whether regional commitments on continent have come at expense of adverse side-effects prevalence other - nontariff trade barriers. More specifically, not only amplified overhangs dif...