We examine the setting of national competition policy in a two-country setting,emphasizing the relationship of trade to … equilibrium distributional effects of competition policy, therelationship of national competition policy to terms-of-trade gains … and losses,the implications of "distinct national markets" linked through trade (thestarting point for all trade theorists …

We propose a model of trade agreements in which contracting is costly, and as a consequence the optimal agreement may … be incomplete. In spite of its simplicity, the model yields rich predictions on the structure of the optimal trade … explicitly into account can help explain a number of key features of real trade agreements. (JEL D86, F13) …

The Dispute Settlement (DS) system is a central feature of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. This …

extent of trade conflict resolution within the WTO. Both the SPS and TBT Committees address a significant number of ‘specific … trade concerns’ (STCs) that in the overwhelming majority of cases do not become formal disputes. The STCs address … appears as if Committee work on STCs significantly helps defuse potential trade frictions concerning national policies in the …

role of NT in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) from the perspective of economic theory. Having established …, here we focus on the understanding of the key terms implementing the purpose of NT by GATT and World Trade Organization …