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The World Trade Institute (WTI) is the leading interdisciplinary academic institution dedicated to teaching and research focused on international trade and investment regulation, economic globalisation and sustainability. As a centre of excellence at the University of Bern with an international, interdisciplinary focus, we explore the interconnections between the fields of law, economics and political science.

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News and Information Archive

16 May 2024 | News

Discover the course: International Contracts Regarding Cross-Border Trade and Investment

The legal framework, the most common contractual clauses and the dispute resolution mechanisms available.

14 May 2024 | News

Discover the course: Circular Economy, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Action

How can trade facilitate the transition to an inclusive circular economy?

10 May 2024 | Event

WTI alumni: SAVE THE DATE!

Save the date for a WTI alumni event - on Sunday, 8 September 2024 in Switzerland - around the WTI's 25th Anniversary Celebrations. Stay tuned and watch this place for more information.

Latest Publications

7 May 2024

Simplifying International Trade with Single Windows

Abstract The digitalization of trade procedures hinges on the most impactful class of TradeTech: the Single Window. Although there has been significant progress on digitizing …

25 Apr 2024

The Ties that Bind: Immigration and the Global Political Economy

Extract In political economy, the factors leading a person to leave her country have received considerable attention, and diverse authors have evaluated the role played …

25 Apr 2024

Of patterns, processes and priorities: what the Global Compact for Migration Means by ‘aligning’ partnerships to the UN Agenda 2030

This dynamic Companion explores the connections - and disconnections - between migration and sustainable development as articulated by the UN’s Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development …

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Events

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Silva Casa Auditorium, World Trade Institute
Hallerstrasse 6, Bern, Switzerland OR online
Brown Bag Seminar with Yuan Zi, Geneva Graduate Institute

Anna Nussbaum, World Trade Institute
Hallerstrasse 6, Bern, Switzerland
Seminar "A Heterodox Approach to Heterogeneous Firms Exploiting Complementarity and Karush-Kuhn-Tucker"

Silva Casa Auditorium, World Trade Institute
Hallerstrasse 6, Bern, Switzerland
GEG Seminar with Ratnakar Adhikari

Silva Casa Auditorium, World Trade Institute
Hallerstrasse 6, Bern, Switzerland
Alumni Talk with Intan M. Hamdan-Livramento (MILE 1)

Anna Nussbaum Auditorium, World Trade Institute
Hallerstrasse 6, Bern, Switzerland
Brown Bag Seminar with Miriam Manchin, Politecnico di Milano

Online
GIA-WTIAA Webinar #1: Trade Defense in Action: New Strategies for a Changing World

WTI Advisors Ltd.
Quai du Mont-Blanc 27, 1201 Geneva
Alumni Get Together in Geneva

22 May 2024