Market access barriers and non-tariff measures can appear through a variety of regulatory, legislative or procedural routes, carrying significant costs to businesses or otherwise prohibiting or restricting trade. Research in this area should aim to improve measurement of trade barriers and how they arise, what their real business impact is, and the extent of actionability.
The guiding research questions on market access and non-tariff measures to trade are:
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This project aims at understanding which factors stimulate or hamper economic relations between the UK and India. Both countries are important markets for each other's exporters and investors, and it is imperative to unl...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
The project aims to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the current trade system between India and the UK, and evaluate the potential impact of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, which directly addresses the question.
For the first time in 50 years the UK has 'sovereignty' over its trade policy. It must now decide, for example, how to configure its free trade agreements, its regulations for imported food and digital trade and its trad...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
What types of trade agreements should the UK join post-Brexit? The world trading system, comprised of multilateral, mega-regional, and bilateral trade agreements offers multiple paths forward for the future of UK trade. ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
The project explores the impacts of trade agreements on firm decisions and global trade flows, which partially addresses the question. However, it does not specifically focus on the use of international standards to facilitate trade with developing countries.