This paper studies the consequences of a private or depletable externality on free trade agreements in a general equiilibrium framework. It is shown that there always exists a stable system of free trade spaces in the world economy. This stable system can result in either non-cooperation,...

Different market settings are considered in a free trade environment, where firms can choose technology, quality, and price of quantity. The shape of competition in prices requires the intervention of governments, via a common antidumping policy, to make firms converge on the simultaneous...