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Trade liberalization and third-market effects

Defever, Fabrice; Ornelas, Emanuel - 2026

We study how the end of the quota system for textiles and clothing products in the American and European markets on January 1, 2005, affected China’s exports to third countries, where policy was unchanged. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that the number of Chinese firms...

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Trade liberalization and third-market effects

Defever, Fabrice; Ornelas, Emanuel - 2026

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Trade liberalization and third-market effects

Defever, Fabrice; Ornelas, Emanuel - 2026

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Agricultural trade and geopolitics : a comparative analysis of China-U.S. and China-Canada trade relations

Fang, Tony; Pracek, Torin; Chen, Jianghua; Chen, Wen-hao - 2026

This paper draws on trade data, academic literature, government reports, and policy documents to contextualize historic trade dynamics and trace the buildup to recent disputes. Using a comparative framework, we analyze how Sino-U.S. and Sino-Canada relations have shaped and continue to shape...

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Firm responses to export controls : evidence from the Japan-Korea trade dispute

Baek, Youngmin; Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Park, Danbee - 2026

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Global shocks, institutional development, and trade restrictions : what can we learn from crises and recoveries between 1990 and 2022?

Aizenman, Joshua; Itō, Hiro; Park, Donghyun; Saadaoui, … - 2026

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Global trends in digital trade policies and practices : evidence from the digital trade integration database

Ferracane, Martina F.; González Ugarte, Simón; … - 2026

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OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index 2026 : Policy Trends

2026

The OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) provides annually updated, comparable data on regulations affecting services trade across 51 countries and 22 sectors. The 2026 STRI report shows that, in 2025, new regulatory restrictions outweighed liberalising measures. Reform momentum...

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The economic burden of the revised Product Liability Directive on EU and non-EU countries

Erixon, Fredrik; Guinea, Oscar; Lamprecht, Philipp; … - 2026

Any manufacturer or innovator - whether headquartered in Munich, San Francisco, Zurich, or Mumbai - that places a product on the European market will soon face a spike in liability risk under the revised EU Product Liability Directive (PLD). Introduced as a consumer protection measure, the...

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Addressing regulatory barriers to trade in services in Latin America and the Caribbean

Blyde, Juan S. - 2026

Most barriers to trade in services stem from regulatory measures. This study assesses the degree of regulatory restrictiveness affecting trade in services across Latin America and the Caribbean and the degree of disparities in these measures. It then analyzes the impact of both the level of...

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Addressing regulatory barriers to trade in services in Latin America and the Caribbean

Blyde, Juan S. - 2026

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How do trade restrictiveness and trade policy uncertainty affect FDI? : an empirical investigation

Ahir, Hites; Bettarelli, Luca; Furceri, Davide; … - 2026

In the context of rising economic fragmentation, trade restrictions have become as a much-used policy instrument, justified on grounds of national security, support for domestic production and jobs or a corrective response to perceived unfair trade practices. Alongside rising restrictions, trade...

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A practical guide for modeling cross-border services trade at the sector level

Ahmad, Saad; Schreiber, Samantha - 2026

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Export pricing in preferential and non-preferential markets : firm-level evidence from Bangladesh's apparel exports in the context of LDC graduation

Razzaque, Mohammad A.; Rahman, Jillur; Islam, Syful; … - 2026

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AfCFTA implementation: learnings from value chains and regional blocs : white paper

2026

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Throwing sand in the chips : unintended effects of export controls

Bonnet, Paolo; Ciani, Andrea; Zaurino, Elena - 2026

Export controls play a prominent role in the ongoing technological race between the United States and China. This study investigates the short-term direct effects of US export controls on US exports as well as the indirect effects of these measures on the exports of third countries. We collect...

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Servicification in global value chains and services trade restrictions in Asian economies

Taguchi, Hiroyuki; Lar, Ni - 2026

Global value chains have recently changed structurally ("servicification")-that is, service sectors' involvement in global value chain processes has become more intensive. We quantify services trade restrictions' contribution to underdevelopment of global value chain servicification across Asian...

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How Restrictive is U.S. Trade Policy?

Waugh, Michael E. - 2026

This short note computes Trade Restrictiveness Index measures for current U.S. trade policy. Building on the ideas of Anderson and Neary (1996, 2005), the Trade Restrictiveness Index is the uniform tariff that leaves the U.S. consumer as well off as under actual policy. As of October 2025, U.S....

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How restrictive is U.S. trade policy?

Waugh, Michael E. - 2026

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Food trade, macronutrient prices, trade tariffs and the price of food imports : background paper for The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024

Traverso, Silvio - 2026

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Wildlife and conflict : the cost of protecting biodiversity

Pincus, Guy - 2026 - This version: January 3, 2026

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Trade in services under regulatory barriers : evidence from UK banking

Bhalotia, Shania; Piton, Sophie; Woods, John - 2026

Barriers to trade in services remain poorly understood. This paper investigates how regulatory barriers affect cross-border lending and deposit-taking by banks. Using confidential bank-level data from the Bank of England, we find that UK-resident banks substantially reduced lending to and...

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Trade in services under regulatory barriers : evidence from UK banking

Bhalotia, Shania; Piton, Sophie; Woods, John - 2026

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Between sanctions and subsidies : geoeconomic lessons from the semiconductor ecosystem

Zangrandi, Michele Savini; Patrignani, Lilia; … - 2026

Semiconductors have become the quintessential strategic industry of the twenty-first century, sitting at the crossroads of economic competitiveness and national security. In recent years, major powers have deployed a mix of coercive and supportive measures that are transforming the sector's...

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How to withstand China's economic coercion : the case of China's economic pressure campaign against Australia : 2020-2024

Nikoladze, Maia - 2026

From 2020 to 2022, China imposed restrictions on Australian imports after Canberra's inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 and a ban on Huawei's 5G network. Canberra was able to resist the pressure campaign by rerouting exports to new markets. However, as a compromise, Australia suspended its...

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Coercion without concession : Australia's response to China’s trade coercion : 2020-2024

Walberg, Jonathan - 2026

In April 2020, Australia's public call for an independent investigation into COVID-19's origins prompted Beijing to launch its most comprehensive campaign of economic coercion against a developed economy in recent years. Through a mix of formal trade remedies and informal import restrictions,...

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Bilateral Import Demand Elasticities and Balanced Trade Protection

Kee, Hiau Looi; Constantinescu, Cristina; Yotov, Yoto V. - 2026

Recognizing that macroeconomic conditions determine aggregate trade imbalances, can tariffs eliminate bilateral trade deficits? The Balanced Trade Tariff Index (BTTI) is introduced as the uniform tariff that closes bilateral deficits while holding macroeconomic conditions fixed. The BTTI depends...

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Trade sanctions : evidence from Russia

Crozet, Matthieu; Hinz, Julian; Šváb, Patrik - 2026

Trade sanctions are restrictive measures that limit commercial exchange between countries to achieve political objectives. Their economics can be studied at two levels—the aggregate effects on trade and welfare, and the adjustment of individual firms—with the sanctions imposed on the Russian...

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The limited reach of EU unfair trading practice legislation in Global Value Chains

Papatheophilou, Simela; Tröster, Bernhard; Blöschl, Robert - 2026

Power imbalances in EU agri-food value chains have prompted legislators to prohibit 'Unfair Trading Practices' (UTPs). The European UTP framework extends to global value chains (GVCs) such as cocoa and banana chains, where the EU is a major consumer and which are known for the application of...

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Global implications of export controls on rare earths : a model-based assessment

Aguilar, Pablo; Darracq Pariès, Matthieu; Jouvanceau, … - 2026

In April and in October 2025 China imposed export controls on rare earths amid escalating trade tensions with the United States. Although these measures were too short-lived to generate macroeconomic effects, they signalled China's ability to draw on its dominant position in the rare earth...

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Safeguarding or sidestepping? : the centre-right, the minimum wage, and collective bargaining autonomy in the German and Italian low-wage s ectors

Cova, Joshua; Marenco, Matteo - 2026

Opposition to statutory minimum wages by right-of-centre parties has typically been framed around employment externalities. Yet in Germany before the adoption of a statutory minimum wage, and in Italy today, right-of-centre parties have often invoked a different rationale: defending collective...

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The impact of deglobalisation and protectionism on a small open economy: The case of Ireland

Egan, Paul; Roche, Fionn - 2025

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The effects of non-trade non-rent barriers on intra-Africa trade

Asteriou, Dimitrios; Kadzutu, Reginald - 2025

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International and domestic border effects in China : multilateral resistances, trade substitution patterns and linguistic differences

Li, Zilong - 2025

I conduct a comprehensive analysis of China's international and domestic border effects. My results confirm the negative impact of administrative borders on exports. In my analysis, I account for multilateral resistance terms, which were omitted in previous relevant studies. My findings show...

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The impact of deglobalisation and protectionism on a small open economy : the case of Ireland

Egan, Paul; Roche, Fionn - 2025

The decline in international trade following the financial crisis suggests a shift in globalisation and a transformation of the international economic order. Protectionist trade policies have gained prominence as certain major economies increasingly implement tariffs to safeguard domestic...

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Blockading Britain and Germany during World War 1 : preparations, conduct and consequence of economic warfare

Broadberry, Stephen N.; Vonyó, Tamás - 2025

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Insurance in a fragmented world economy

Schanz, Kai-Uwe - 2025

Global events and geopolitical upheavals, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the US-China trade conflict and Russia-Ukraine war, have propelled the world towards geoeconomic fragmentation. This trend is exemplified by shifts away from free trade and globally integrated supply chains in favour of...

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Trade Barriers or Catalysts? Non-Tariff Measures and Firm-Level Trade Margins

Fiankor, Dela-Dem Doe; Kassa, Woubet; Lartey, Abraham - 2025

This paper empirically examines how standards and technical regulations affect export margins in three African countries at the firm level. The approach involves combining detailed customs transaction data at the firm-product level with bilateral information on non-tariff measures within a...

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Third-country FDI relocation in response to the US-China tariff war

Pyun, Ju Hyun - 2025

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Green trade barriers, financial support and agricultural exports

Zhao, Peihua; Gao, Shuxian - 2025

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Reassessing services trade barriers : evidence from Turkish microdata and the STRI framework

Gençosmanoğlu, Ömer Tarık - 2025

This study examines two key challenges in services trade research: the reliability of trade data and the measurement of non-tariff barriers, particularly the Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI). Using firm-level panel data from Türkiye with fixed effects, we show that international data...

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How export restrictions threaten economic security

Bown, Chad P. - 2025

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How export restrictions threaten economic security

Bown, Chad P. - 2025

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How export restrictions threaten economic security

Bown, Chad P. - 2025

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The collateral damage of US export control regulations on Japanese suppliers' exports to China

Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Itō, Keiko - 2025

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Tariffs, stablecoins, and the demand for dollars

Divakaruni, Anantha; Zimmerman, Peter - 2025

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The unsettled governance of the dual-use items under Article XXI(b)(ii) GATT : a new battleground for WTO security exceptions

Svetlicinii, Alexandr; Su, Xueji - 2025

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The impact of HPAI trade restrictions on U.S. poultry exports in 2022-23

Padilla, Samantha L.; Baker, Quinton J.; MacLachlan, … - 2025

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Economic security and new industrial policy

Armstrong, Shiro; Solis, Mireya; Urata, Shūjirō - 2025

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Language as a trade barrier in public procurement : evidence from Georgia's policies on English language documentation

Deltas, George; Evenett, Simon J. - 2025

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Between sanctions and subsidies : reshaping the semiconductor ecosystem

Patrignani, Lilia; Zangrandi, Michele Savini; … - 2025

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More than protectionism: unbundling U.S. motives in the trade and technological war with China

Svatoň, Petr - 2025

This article examines the underlying motives behind the United States' trade and technological conflict with China since 2018. While the measures undertaken-ranging from tariffs and export controls to investment screening and industrial policy-are often interpreted through the lens of economic...

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Trade Sanctions

Egorov, Konstantin; Korovkin, Vasily; Makarin, Alexey; … - 2025

How effective are trade sanctions? We study the unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia following February 2022, when Western countries banned exports accounting for 36% of Russia's prewar import value. Combining novel, hand-collected records of these sanctions with Russian customs data, firm...

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Trade restrictions as effective industrial policy? : evidence from Indonesia's import licensing scheme

Heid, Benedikt; Márquez-Ramos, Laura; Wardana, Harry - 2025

Industrial policy is on the rise. A key instrument used by governments is import licensing to protect domestic industries. However, evidence of its effectiveness is limited. Using customs and firm level data, we estimate the effects of the introduction of import licensing for iron and steel...

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The state of global services trade policies : evidence from recent data

Baiker, Laura; Borchert, Ingo; Echandi, Roberto; … - 2025 - This version ist updated in November 2025

The economic environment for services trade has changed dramatically over the past 15 years, driven by rapid technological progress that has expanded the possibilities for exchanging services. How has trade policy responded to these changes? How do policy stances in a wide range of service...

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