Using a new world trade model, he then presents new evidence on the impact of trade agreements, the value of trade, the impact of China’s growth and the West’s industrial decline, and the role of reciprocity in trade policy.
Arne Melchior is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for International Economics and Trade at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway. His research interests include international trade and trade policy, economic geography, international inequality and global economic development.
Innehållsförteckning
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview.- Chapter 2: A Portrait of World Trade.- Chapter 3: The Global Landscape of FTAs.- Chapter 4: Tariffs: The Most and the Least Favoured Nations.- Chapter 5: Non-tariff Issues in FTAs.- Chapter 6: How Important is Trade? Estimates from a World Trade Model.- Chapter 7: Trade, USA and the rise of China: Pains and Gains.- Chapter 8: Global Versus Local Integration and Europe’s Options.- Chapter 9: Trade Policy Spillovers and Regulatory Cooperation.