Ongoing bilateral trade negotiations between the Mercosur group and the EU since 2000 onagricultural products served as incitement to analyse the impacts of possible outcomes. The objectiveof this paper is to quantitatively assess impacts of bilateral liberalisation scenarios on EU25 andMercosur...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is knownas a very relevant driver of economic growth and hasfound increased attention in recent trade research.Existing theories differ, however, in their conclusionregarding the relation between trade in goods and FDI:they appear to be either complements or...

This paper analyses relevant determinants for the probability to initiate a dispute on policy measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. The empirical analysis differs from existing assessments by focusing on agri-food related disputes and provides a more...

This paper analyses relevant determinants for the probability to initiate a dispute on policy measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM). The empirical analysis focuses on agrofood related disputes to provide sector specific information on the driving...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is known as a very relevant driver of economic growth and has found increased attention in recent trade research. Existing theories differ, however, in their conclusion regarding the relation between trade in goods and FDI: they appear to be either complements or...

This paper analyses relevant determinants for the probability to initiate a dispute on policy measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. The empirical analysis focuses on agro-food-related disputes to provide sector-specific information on the driving factors in...

Revised version of paper added to AgEcon Search 03/02/2010