of this paper is to suggest policy measures which can increase bilateral trade and investment between India and Nepal. We … analyse the bilateral trade patterns and estimate the maximum additional trade potential. We discuss a wide range of issues of … importance pertaining to bilateral trade, including tariffs, levy of an agricultural reform fee, under-utilization of the tariff …

India has a large positive trade balance in the apparel sector and is ranked among the top 10 apparel exporting … the United States and the European Union from other developing countries such as China, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Apparel … Trade Organization's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and second, India is negotiating mega-regional trade …

Although it is well-known that a global trade regime best ensures economic welfare, there has nevertheless been a … proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) between individual countries. This poses the challenge known as the "noodle bowl … for entering an FTA rather than anticipating a global trade regime. Using basic game theories, we show that in order for …

This paper analyses the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between EU and India focusing on services trade. Based on … agreement and next predict the impact on services trade flows using a general equilibrium structural gravity analysis. I find …'s trade with the rest of the world would not change much, while India's exports to the rest of the world would decline by …

The preferential trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran on mutual trade entered into force … of trade based on the global sample of bilateral trade flows at the HS 6-digit level. The analysis suggests that the … implementation of the agreement will boost mutual trade for both trading partners, with relatively greater gains expected for the …

programmes underway to rapidly improve transport infrastructure, logistics and trade facilitation. The panel report in the …

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) presents strong potential to mold regional trade and investment … evaluates the RCEP and estimates its potential effects on income, trade, economic structure, factor returns, and employment … (CPTPP). RCEP effects on the region's trade will also significantly deepen regional production networks and raise …

This paper presents two empirical tools to quantify the impacts of tariff changes on bilateral trade and welfare. Both … trade for 5,020 products in a partial equilibrium framework. The second tool quantifies the impact on bilateral aggregate … trade in a general equilibrium setup, allowing estimates of trade reallocation and welfare changes. These tools are used to …

Many different approaches have developed for the evaluation of non-tariff measures (NTMs) and free trade agreements … surveys, on complaints by trading partners at the World Trade Organization (WTO) or notifications by companies or countries … ability to predict the trade effects of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, the first 'second-generation' FTA of the EU …

Political debates and economic analyses often focus on single free trade agreements and their potential economic … trade agreements in the context of countries' positions in worldwide trade agreement networks, by combining network theory … with gravity trade modelling. We illustrate, both numerically and graphically, the evolution of the global web of trade …