Luca De Benedictis received his diplome d' etudes superieures (Degree of Advanced Studies) from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at Geneva and his Ph.D. from the Politechnic University of Marche and is presently Professor of international economics at the University of Macerata, Italy. He is the author of several publications on the empirical analysis of international trade flows. Luca Salvatici received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis and is presently Professor of economic policy at the University of Roma Tre, Italy. He previously held positions at La Sapienza University of Roma and University of Molise, and was a consultant for the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization. He is the author of several publications on the measurement of protection and on the EU policies.

From the reviews: "This book concentrates on the first of these objectives by looking at the trade effects of the European Union's GSP as well as other regimes of EU trade preferences for LDCs. ... the volume might deserve a place in reading lists for courses in applied trade policy, particularly since Springer offers data and STATA code used in the applications as extra online material." (Wilhelm Kohler, Journal of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 232 (6), November, 2012) "This book brings together work from numerous authors covering European Union (EU) trade policies towards developing countries and the empirical study of their effect on trade flows. ... The path chosen can speak to several kinds of readers, interested in the policies themselves and empirical results of their effects, or looking for guidance in econometric gravity model applications. ... a welcome addition for some readers who wish to investigate the data further, and can be a good primer for future research." (Martin Clever, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 39 (3), July, 2012)

• Introduction.- EU Preferential Trading Arrangements: Evolution, Content and Use.- EU Preferential Margins: Measurement and Aggregation Issues.- The Gravity Model in International Trade.- Trade Impact of EU Preferential Policies: a Meta-analysis of the Literature.- Trade Impact of EU Preferences.- Analysing the Impact of Everything but Arms Initative Using a Gravity Model.- Trade Impact of EU Preferences: an Analysis with Monthly Data.- Trade Preference Through Tariff Rate Quotas and the Gravity Equation: Does the Tariff Equivalent Matter?- Trade Impact of EU Preferences: the Role of Compliance Costs.

Luca De Benedictis received his diplome d' etudes superieures (Degree of Advanced Studies) from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at Geneva and his Ph.D. from the Politechnic University of Marche and is presently Professor of international economics at the University of Macerata, Italy. He is the author of several publications on the empirical analysis of international trade flows. Luca Salvatici received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis and is presently Professor of economic policy at the University of Roma Tre, Italy. He previously held positions at La Sapienza University of Roma and University of Molise, and was a consultant for the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization. He is the author of several publications on the measurement of protection and on the EU policies.

From the reviews: "This book concentrates on the first of these objectives by looking at the trade effects of the European Union's GSP as well as other regimes of EU trade preferences for LDCs. ... the volume might deserve a place in reading lists for courses in applied trade policy, particularly since Springer offers data and STATA code used in the applications as extra online material." (Wilhelm Kohler, Journal of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 232 (6), November, 2012) "This book brings together work from numerous authors covering European Union (EU) trade policies towards developing countries and the empirical study of their effect on trade flows. ... The path chosen can speak to several kinds of readers, interested in the policies themselves and empirical results of their effects, or looking for guidance in econometric gravity model applications. ... a welcome addition for some readers who wish to investigate the data further, and can be a good primer for future research." (Martin Clever, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 39 (3), July, 2012)

• Introduction.- EU Preferential Trading Arrangements: Evolution, Content and Use.- EU Preferential Margins: Measurement and Aggregation Issues.- The Gravity Model in International Trade.- Trade Impact of EU Preferential Policies: a Meta-analysis of the Literature.- Trade Impact of EU Preferences.- Analysing the Impact of Everything but Arms Initative Using a Gravity Model.- Trade Impact of EU Preferences: an Analysis with Monthly Data.- Trade Preference Through Tariff Rate Quotas and the Gravity Equation: Does the Tariff Equivalent Matter?- Trade Impact of EU Preferences: the Role of Compliance Costs.