We investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade, as two measures of globalization, on female … and trade have a generally negative impact on female labor force participation. While the impact is of negligible economic …

we show that the suppression of such trade may also impede the development of property rights in the South, but that even …The Theory of the Second Best implies that any country with less-than-ideal resources can lose from international trade …. Recently it has been suggested this means the South (poor countries) are better off suppressing trade with the North …

economically efficient environmental policies. International trade institutions do not recognize the polluter pays principle …

This paper examines current agricultural trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization, with particular attention … remains one of the most highly protected arenas of international trade. The cost of such protection falls particularly hard on … than in developed countries. Although the 1994 Uruguay Round of trade talks succeeded in bringing agriculture into the …

between countries and its impact on trade, the DELF is, indeed, a very valuable measure of cultural affinity between countries …, also showing this affinity affects trade flows in a positive way, especially of heterogenous goods. …

the importance of estimating the nominal trade barrier inputs properly; when a biased estimate is spread throughout the …

policy is designed to promote economic development and the industrial sector tariff structure may reflect characteristics of …