Alan O. Sykes, Professor of Law and Warren Christopher Professor in the Practice of International Law and Diplomacy, Stanford University, US

‘The Law and Economics of International Trade Agreements is a must read for all (future) trade lawyers who seek to understand the rationale of trade treaties and to have a more evidence-based view on trade. It gets my highest recommendation and may help to diffuse some myths, misunderstandings and economically wrong narratives about trade which are entering the public discourse as well as the ever more pervasive industrial policies of the BRICS+ countries as well as industrialized nations. The book should also be widely read by policy makers.’

• Contents: 1. Introduction to The Law and Economics of International Trade Agreements 2. Economic background: The rationale for trade, the case forliberal trade and its critique, and the economics of trade agreements 3. An introduction to the history and institutions of international trade 4. The interface between national and international trade law 5. Enforcement and dispute resolution 6. Tariffs and quantitative restrictions 7. The most-favored nation (MFN) obligation and exceptions (with a note on state trading enterprises) 8. The national treatment obligation 9. The general and security exceptions 10. Technical barriers to trade and the trade/regulation interface 11. Safeguard measures 12. Antidumping measures 13. Subsidies and countervailing measures, with a note on agriculture 14. Trade in services and GATS 15. China in the world trading system Index

Alan O. Sykes, Professor of Law and Warren Christopher Professor in the Practice of International Law and Diplomacy, Stanford University, US

‘The Law and Economics of International Trade Agreements is a must read for all (future) trade lawyers who seek to understand the rationale of trade treaties and to have a more evidence-based view on trade. It gets my highest recommendation and may help to diffuse some myths, misunderstandings and economically wrong narratives about trade which are entering the public discourse as well as the ever more pervasive industrial policies of the BRICS+ countries as well as industrialized nations. The book should also be widely read by policy makers.’

• Contents: 1. Introduction to The Law and Economics of International Trade Agreements 2. Economic background: The rationale for trade, the case forliberal trade and its critique, and the economics of trade agreements 3. An introduction to the history and institutions of international trade 4. The interface between national and international trade law 5. Enforcement and dispute resolution 6. Tariffs and quantitative restrictions 7. The most-favored nation (MFN) obligation and exceptions (with a note on state trading enterprises) 8. The national treatment obligation 9. The general and security exceptions 10. Technical barriers to trade and the trade/regulation interface 11. Safeguard measures 12. Antidumping measures 13. Subsidies and countervailing measures, with a note on agriculture 14. Trade in services and GATS 15. China in the world trading system Index