Using bilateral trade flow data from 1979 to 1999, we estimate trade integration between Chile and its principal trading partners (European Union, United States and Latin America) during this period. Our estimates are based on a gravity specification, theoretically grounded on a monopolistic...

Do good institutions foster trade? Many trade agreements, and notably those of the European Union, introduce institutional provisions in addition to strictly free-trade measures. In this article, we are interested in the influence of democracy and the fight against corruption on trade. We use a...

This text presents the following articles about the World Trade Organisation. It opposes a « liberalist » conception of multilateralism to a cooperative interpretation. The first one stresses the role of the organisation to liberalise the international trade. The second one emphasises its...

Tunisia signed in 1995 an agreement with the European Union, stipulating that free trade has to be achieved after a twelve year transitory period, in all sectors except agriculture. The aim of this study is to evaluate the consequences of that process on wage distribution among socioeconomic...

The last multilateral trade negotiations chaired by the World Trade Organization met huge problems which could lead to failure. We examine the working of this negotiation process based on rules and power struggles. The increasing number of Member countries, the rule of consensus, the assertion...