Handbook of Commercial Policy explores three main topics that permeate the study of commercial policy. The first section presents a broad set of basic empirical facts regarding the pattern and evolution of commercial policy, with the second section investigating the crosscutting legal issues relating to the purpose and design of agreements. Finally, the third section covers key issues of commercial policy in the modern global economy.
Every chapter in the book provides coverage from the perspectives of multilateral, and where appropriate, preferential trade agreements. While most other volumes are policy-oriented, this comprehensive guide explores the ways that intellectual thinking and rigor organize research, further making frontier-level synthesis and current theoretical and empirical research accessible to all.
1. Introduction to the Series - p. v 2. Preface - p. xiii 3. List of Contributors - p. xv 4. Part I. Commercial Policy: Empirical Facts, Determinants and Effects - p. xv 5. Chapter 1: The Empirical Landscape of Trade Policy - p. xv 6. Abstract - p. 4 7. 1 Introduction - p. 4 8. 2 Import Tariffs - p. 9 9. 3 Border Policies Beyond Import Tariffs - p. 46 10. 4 The Historical Evolution of Border Barriers Under the GATT - p. 63 11. 5 Behind-the-Border Policies - p. 77 12. 6 Conclusion - p. 93 13. Acknowledgments - p. 94 14. A Data Appendix - p. 94 15. Chapter 2: The Political Economy of Commercial Policy - p. 98 16. Chapter 3: The Effects of Trade Policy - p. 132 17. Chapter 4: Quantitative Models of Commercial Policy - p. 206 18. Abstract - p. 207 19. 1 Introduction - p. 208 20. 2 Methods - p. 211 21. 3 Application - p. 239 22. 4 Extensions - p. 255 23. Acknowledgments - p. 258 24. Part II. Trade Agreements: Legal Background, Purpose and Design - p. 259 25. Chapter 5: Legal Aspects of Commercial Policy Rules - p. 259 26. Chapter 6: Dispute Settlement in the WTO: Mind Over Matter - p. 332 27. Chapter 7: The Purpose of Trade Agreements - p. 377 28. Chapter 8: The Design of Trade Agreements - p. 434 29. Abstract - p. 436 30. 1 Introduction - p. 436 31. 2 Diagnosis of the Problem - p. 437 32. 3 Reciprocity - p. 477 33. 4 Nondiscrimination - p. 507 34. 5 Bindings and Overhang - p. 515 35. 6 Conclusion - p. 524 36. Acknowledgments - p. 525 37. Index - p. 531
Handbook of Commercial Policy explores three main topics that permeate the study of commercial policy. The first section presents a broad set of basic empirical facts regarding the pattern and evolution of commercial policy, with the second section investigating the crosscutting legal issues relating to the purpose and design of agreements. Finally, the third section covers key issues of commercial policy in the modern global economy.
Every chapter in the book provides coverage from the perspectives of multilateral, and where appropriate, preferential trade agreements. While most other volumes are policy-oriented, this comprehensive guide explores the ways that intellectual thinking and rigor organize research, further making frontier-level synthesis and current theoretical and empirical research accessible to all.
1. Introduction to the Series - p. v 2. Preface - p. xiii 3. List of Contributors - p. xv 4. Part I. Commercial Policy: Empirical Facts, Determinants and Effects - p. xv 5. Chapter 1: The Empirical Landscape of Trade Policy - p. xv 6. Abstract - p. 4 7. 1 Introduction - p. 4 8. 2 Import Tariffs - p. 9 9. 3 Border Policies Beyond Import Tariffs - p. 46 10. 4 The Historical Evolution of Border Barriers Under the GATT - p. 63 11. 5 Behind-the-Border Policies - p. 77 12. 6 Conclusion - p. 93 13. Acknowledgments - p. 94 14. A Data Appendix - p. 94 15. Chapter 2: The Political Economy of Commercial Policy - p. 98 16. Chapter 3: The Effects of Trade Policy - p. 132 17. Chapter 4: Quantitative Models of Commercial Policy - p. 206 18. Abstract - p. 207 19. 1 Introduction - p. 208 20. 2 Methods - p. 211 21. 3 Application - p. 239 22. 4 Extensions - p. 255 23. Acknowledgments - p. 258 24. Part II. Trade Agreements: Legal Background, Purpose and Design - p. 259 25. Chapter 5: Legal Aspects of Commercial Policy Rules - p. 259 26. Chapter 6: Dispute Settlement in the WTO: Mind Over Matter - p. 332 27. Chapter 7: The Purpose of Trade Agreements - p. 377 28. Chapter 8: The Design of Trade Agreements - p. 434 29. Abstract - p. 436 30. 1 Introduction - p. 436 31. 2 Diagnosis of the Problem - p. 437 32. 3 Reciprocity - p. 477 33. 4 Nondiscrimination - p. 507 34. 5 Bindings and Overhang - p. 515 35. 6 Conclusion - p. 524 36. Acknowledgments - p. 525 37. Index - p. 531
