This paper analyzes resource partnerships and their influence on the environmental quality in a resource-rich country by introducing incomplete contracts, imperfect property rights protection, and a lack of valuation for the environment by the government in the South. Employing numerical...

We investigate in a horizontal product differentiation model with North-South trade the implications of a home bias in consumers' demand for labelled goods. We compare mutual recognition and international harmonisation of ecological labels with respect to firms' profits and welfare. Northern...

Introduction -- Framework for analysis -- NAFTA: the original sin? -- Iberian ties: the EU-Mexico free trade agreement -- The odd couple: the Japan-Mexico free trade agreement -- The far side of the world: preferential trade agreements with Chile -- Japan's NAFTA route: preferential trade...