In this paper I sketch out the rough contours of the challenge faced by the WTO in dealing with non-tariff measures (NTMs) as seen from the economic theories of trade agreements. The key questions for the WTO - the answers to which largely dictate the choice between shallow and deep approaches...

In this paper I sketch out the rough contours of the challenge faced by the WTO in dealing with non-tariff measures (NTMs) as seen from the economic theories of trade agreements. The key questions for the WTO - the answers to which largely dictate the choice between shallow and deep approaches...

With the success of the GATT/WTO in reducing conventional tariff barriers, much of the recent focus of both regional and multilateral trade agreements has switched to nontariff measures (NTMs), both border and behind-the-border policies. This chapter considers the recent empirical and...