Covers trends from 1957 to 1995.

The recent proliferation of free trade areas and customs unions in the world trading system has led to a revival of interest in the economic analysis of Prefere

An examination of recent trends and shifts in trade policies, this study looks at the seemingly contradictory movements toward regionalism and integration.

Global commerce is rapidly organizing around regional trading blocs in North America, Western Europe, Pacific Asia, and elsewhere--with potentially dangerous co

This paper uses the three-country duopoly model to examine the effects of lowered trade barriers when a new entrant joins a trading bloc. There are two firms—