In a three-country model of endogenous free trade agreements (FTAs), we study the effects
of requiring FTA members to eliminate tariffs on one another, as is essentially stipulated …

This study considers endogenous domestic standards on products to control negative
consumption externalities using a three-country model of international oligopoly with a …

Abstract African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) is gradually becoming a
reality and there are needs now more than ever to investigate how African countries will …

We consider an international cartel whose members interact repeatedly in their own as well
as in third‐country markets. Cartel discipline—an inverse measure of the degree of …

Using a dynamic preferential trade agreement (PTA) formation model, we show that political
biases in exporting and import‐competing sectors substantially impact the extent of PTA …

Using an endogenous preferential trade agreement (PTA) formation model, we examine the
effects of continual reduction in tariff bindings on the extent of PTA formation and its role in …

This paper presents novel methods and theories for estimation and inference about
parameters in econometric models using machine learning for nuisance parameters …

In recent decades, there has been a dramatic proliferation of Preferential Trade Agreements
(PTAs) between countries which, while legal, contradict the non-discriminatory principle of …

In a three‐country model of endogenous trade agreements, we study the implications of the
most‐favoured‐nation (MFN) clause when countries are free to form discriminatory …

The number of free trade agreements (FTAs) has increased in the past few decades, and the
cross-country variation of the most-favored-nation (MFN) tariffs has decreased. Motivated by …