an RTA. Disagreements over rules of origin have often deferred the implementation of several trade agreements. One of the … reasons for this is because ROO are viewed as those obstructing trade. Most of the literature on the subject too argues that … factual account of ROO as evolved in South Asia, empirically estimates of the effects of ROO on trade in an FTA and finally …

-regional investment and trade relations. The share of services in GDP of South Asian countries has increased substantially with South Asia …, the paper lays out the importance of larger and broader RTAs like Pan Asia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) instead of narrow …

The study investigates the impact of changes in terms of trade in Pakistan on its income and consumption potentials, by … employing two measures of terms of trade, namely, barter terms of trade and income terms of trade. The study examines Pakistans … terms of trade behaviour using time series data from 1990- 2008, and works out the losses the country had to bear owing to …

This paper aims to identify the bilateral trade possibilities and non-tariff barriers between India and Pakistan. The … study shows that there is a large untapped trade potential between the two countries. Using the potential trade approach … categories, namely, quantitative restrictions, trade facilitation and customs procedures, technical barriers to trade and …

dynamics of cross border trade and investment in South Asia, exploring the potential for, and obstacles to, such trade through … exporters. Over 80% of the fabric needs of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, for example, come from outside the region even though India …

This paper asks how opening up of wheat and sugar trade between two nuclear neighbours, India and Pakistan, would … affect welfare in the two countries. We conduct a partial equilibrium analysis to simulate welfare implications of trade … between the two countries under three alternative trade regimes : a) under an FTA between India and Pakistan, b) under SAFTA …