and clothing firms in both countries corroborate these findings. Reforms in trade policy (including rules of origin …), trade facilitation, trade-related standards, and institutions could help both countries better take advantage of value chain …

Armenia of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, as well as further regional or multilateral … trade policy commitments. The analysis finds that such an agreement with the European Union will likely result in … sources of the gains are: (i) trade facilitation and reduction in border costs; (ii) services liberalization; and (iii …

The authors estimate the impact of global merchandise trade distortions and services regulations on agricultural value … added in various countries. Using the latest versions of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the GTAP … free trade, thereby alleviating rural poverty. This occurs despite a terms of trade deterioration for developing countries …

Should the China-U.S. trade agreement prompt relief because it averts a damaging trade war or concern because selective … States and China would be better off under this "managed trade" agreement than if the trade war had escalated. However …-supplying neighbor, Mexico. Real incomes in the rest of world would decline by 0.16 percent and in China by 0.38 percent because of trade …

) are scored in a sample of 175 countries using data from 2006-16 on education, health, and infrastructure. The paper … need more resources than others to achieve similar education, health, and infrastructure outcomes …

focus on the creation of fiscal space for increased investment in infrastructure, as well as on indicators related to macro … infrastructure projects with high productivity effects and the crucial role of financing in determining the net effects of expanded … government infrastructure spending. Transfer programs can generate immediate welfare gains but are less effective over time …

accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the regions of Russia. We estimate that the average gain in welfare as a … regions with the estimated largest shares of multinational investment. But the Urals has attracted relatively little FDI in …