To what extent are the provisions in trade agreements utilised in practice? Which sectors or businesses are most likely to use them?
Background
DIT is committed to using evidence and analysis to maximise the economic value of our programme of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. Methods, modelling and measurement of trade agreements is an evolving area of research, while future evidence may include investigation into impacts of new and modernising provisions in trade agreements.
The guiding research questions on trade agreements are:
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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