Is there a commercial case for tropical timber certification?
Varangis, Panayotis N., Crossley, Rachel, Braga, Carlos A. Primo
The authors estimate the potential commercial benefits that tropical timber producing countries could enjoy by adopting timber certification schemes. Such benefits are crucial for encouraging the...
The new regionalism and the threat of protectionism
Hallet, Andrew Hughes, Braga, Carlos A. Primo
Drawing on the game theory concepts, the authors discuss why countries form themselves into trading blocs and what the relations between these blocs are likely to be. They identify three types of...
NAFTA's Implications for EastAsian exports
Braga, Carlos A. Primo, Safadi, Raed, Yeats, Alexander
Several studies have quantified the influence of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the earlier Canada - United States Free Trade Agreement on member countries. Less attention has...
How stronger protection of intellectual property rights affects international trade flows
Fink, Carsten, Braga, Carlos A. Primo
Intellectual property rights affect international trade flows when protected goods move across national boundaries. And intellectual property rights have grown in importance as the share of...
Everything you always wanted to know about wto accession (but were afraid to ask)
Cattaneo, Olivier, Braga, Carlos A. Primo
In this paper, the authors explore the complex, long, and unique process of accession to the World Trade Organization, with its intertwined economic, legal, and political dimensions. Referring to...