Like many countries in the international trading system, Canada repeatedly faces political pressure from industries seeking protection from import competition. I examine Canadian policymakers' response to this pressure within the economic environment created by its participation in...

Developing countries have been increasing their participation in the formal institutions and proceedings of the multilateral trading system. A prominent example is their more frequent involvement as defendants and plaintiffs in GATT/WTO trade disputes. This paper provides an initial economic...

type="main" xml:id="twec12114-abs-0001" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>The commitment to lower import tariffs and to maintain tariffs at low levels entails political-economic trade-offs. Empirical work examining the relationship between such commitments and the ‘flexibilities’ that policymakers exercise to get...</p>