In this paper, I suggest that text mining analysis of regional trade agreements (RTAs) can be a suitable methodology to develop a tangible measure of convergence between RTAs. By utilizing well-established text similarity concepts in related literatures, I attempt to investigate how much RTAs in...

최근 환경산업은 지속성장 측면에서 새로운 성장동력으로 주목받고 있다. 그러나 아직까지 환경상품의 정의 및 범위 설정에 대한 국제적 합의는 이루어지지 않고 있다. WTO 환경협상에서는 환경상품에 대한 정의 문제가...

Trade-related issues such as market access and tariff elimination or reduction have been the main concerns of free trade agreements or FTAs since the early 2000s. With more attention recently given to the concept of sustainable development, however, a growing number of countries start to share a...