Assessing Pakistan's Textile Exports Under Trade Agreements
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DOI: 10.1002/pa.70001
Abstract: Textiles serve as the export engine of Pakistan's economy, constituting roughly 60% of its total exports. Despite this prominence, Pakistan's global share in textile exports has consistently declined. In light of this, this study explores… read more here.
Keywords: textile exports; trade agreements; value added; textile ... See more keywords
The Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the African Caribbean Pacific Region
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DOI: 10.1007/s11079-019-09532-y
Abstract: Our empirical analysis utilises panel data on bilateral FDI stocks from 34 OECD countries into 45 ACP countries over the period 2000–2017 to consider the role of PTAs in attracting FDI. We control for policies… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; region; trade agreements; effects preferential ... See more keywords
Measuring trade creation effects of free trade agreements: Evidence from wine trade in East Asia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2021.101308
Abstract: Abstract East Asia has experienced an unprecedented expansion in its wine market over the past two decades. This paper examines the extent to which import tariff reductions through bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have contributed… read more here.
Keywords: east asia; creation effects; trade agreements; trade creation ... See more keywords
Political economy of free trade agreements in China, Japan, and South Korea: sectoral politics of the FTA wave, 1998–2016
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DOI: 10.1017/s1468109920000031
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study is to analyze the different impacts of the determinants of free trade agreements (FTAs) based on the stage of the FTA discussions. By disaggregating the FTA formation process into… read more here.
Keywords: political economy; economy free; trade agreements; sectoral politics ... See more keywords
The EU’s preferential trade agreements with Singapore and Vietnam. Market vs. normative imperatives†
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DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2017.1289303
Abstract: ABSTRACT By negotiating Free Trade Agreements the EU aspires both to increase the competitiveness of its industry and contribute to sustainable development in the partner country. It pursues a flexible approach to norm promotion which… read more here.
Keywords: agreements singapore; preferential trade; trade agreements; vietnam market ... See more keywords
Negotiating sustainable trade: explaining the difference in social standards in US and EU preferential trade agreements
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DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2017.1422093
Abstract: ABSTRACT Since the early 2000s, both US and EU Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) include social standards that aim to protect workers and the environment. However, the US and the EU have chosen fundamental different approaches… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; social standards; sustainable trade; trade agreements ... See more keywords
Politicisation and Place: The Determinants of Labour and Environmental Provisions in Preferential Trade Agreements
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DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2025.2489456
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper offers a novel explanation for the inclusion of labour and environmental provisions in the European Union’s (EU) preferential trade agreements, highlighting the impact of politicisation and place on this form of institutionalisation.… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; trade; environmental provisions; labour environmental ... See more keywords
Inclusion of gender and labour standards in preferential trade agreements: evidence from North American and Canada-Chile agreements
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DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2024.2356354
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article analyses the causes of the incorporation of gender provisions into preferential trade agreements (PTAs), based an analysis of the reasons for the inclusion of both labour and gender provisions in the North… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; trade; gender provisions; canada chile ... See more keywords
Making education markets through global trade agreements
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2017.1345408
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper uses the global trade negotiations and agreements, which include education sectors as potentially tradable services, to show the complex processes at work in making global education markets. Drawing on the work of… read more here.
Keywords: making education; education markets; global trade; trade agreements ... See more keywords
Trade Plants the Flag: Sanctions-busting and the Signing of New Preferential Trade Agreements
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DOI: 10.1093/fpa/oraa009
Abstract: Why does the imposition of trade sanctions sometimes lead to the signing of new preferential trade agreements (PTAs) between target countries and their trade partners? I argue that the occurrence of trade-based sanctions-busting behavior increases… read more here.
Keywords: sanctions busting; signing new; preferential trade; new preferential ... See more keywords
Is the European Union Trade Deal with Canada New or Recycled? A Text‐as‐data Approach
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.12420
Abstract: Are the rules in the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) largely copied from past trade agreements, or are they new and potentially groundbreaking? Some critics charge that CETA merely replicates the failures… read more here.
Keywords: ceta; european union; trade agreements; recycled text ... See more keywords