This chapter reviews a recent body of theoretical and empirical work that studies the
normative and positive aspects of trade policy. We start by presenting reduced-form …

Modern trade agreements no longer emphasize basic trade liberalization but instead focus
on international policy coordination in a much broader sense. In this review we introduce the …

The agenda of trade negotiation in the agri‐food sector is characterized by an exponential
increase of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and of Regional Trade Agreements …

This article examines the labor market implications of the EU posting policy, a large
temporary migration program facilitated by the liberalization of the free provision of services …

We analyse whether global value chains (GVCs) reduce trade barriers in the agricultural
and food sectors as they affect lobbying and government incentives. Political economy …

Background: International food standards set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC),
have become more prominent in international trade politics, since being referenced by …

This paper surveys the economics of industrial policy as it relates to the World Trade
Organization (WTO). Motivated by concern that the modern use of industrial policy is …

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical economic literature on the innovation effect
of international trade. To this end, we focus on technological innovation that targets product …

Foreign aid allocation by donor countries to developing economies is known to be motivated
by the donor country's bilateral trade interests. Does this apply also to bilateral climate aid …

This paper quantifies a novel channel that contributes to greater trade integration: the
release of harmonized, voluntary product standards. Standards define product …