The last two decades have witnessed a sharp increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and increased competition … among developing countries to attract FDI, resulting in higher investment incentives offered by host governments and removal … form of business tax rebates, productivity-enhancing public infrastructure or investment incentives such as tax holidays …

This paper summarizes the estimates of what Russia will get from World Trade Organization accession and why. A key … finding is the estimate that Russia will gain about $53 billion per year in the medium term from World Trade Organization … sectors. The paper summarizes the principal reform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of its World Trade …

investment growth in six EMDE regions, documents remaining investment needs, especially for infrastructure, and presents a set of … these investment needs is in infrastructure and human capital. Finally, while specific policy priorities vary across regions …

Recent data show that the institutional content of preferential trade agreements has evolved over time. Although pre …-1990s preferential trade agreements mostly focused on tariff liberalization, recent agreements increasingly contain deep … employs the Antr?s and Helpman (2008) model of contractual frictions and global sourcing to study how deep trade agreements …

Despite the growing importance of commitments to foreign investors in services in regional trade agreements, there are …'s regional and multilateral trade options. The model incorporates the features of the modern theory of international trade that … has shown empirically that trade and foreign direct investment can increase productivity, and trade and foreign direct …

This paper uses a case study approach to explore the effects of NAFTA and GATT membership on innovation and trade in …

sector, as well both measuring barriers to trade and investment (generally with a mix of firm surveys, price comparisons, and … are highlighted. The first is identification of how trade in services takes place and how market access is therefore …