The World Trade Institute (WTI) is committed to advancing scholarly research in the fields of international trade law, economics, and political science. Our research staff regularly publish a broad array of academic works, including:
These publications reflect the interdisciplinary nature of our work and contribute to global debates on trade, investment, and sustainable development.
26 Mar 2026 | Working Papers
Much like the exploitation of global trade by the first multinationals, early space commerce has the potential to lead to significant conflict as privateers seek to use force to capt…
26 Mar 2026 | Working Papers
The trajectory of space-based communications has evolved rapidly, from a state monopolized strategic a…
22 Sep 2025 | Other
1 May 2025 | Working Papers
With near constant change in Donald Trump’s bilateral tariff policies, the global economy finds itself in uncharted territory. On top of Trump’s various ta…
26 Mar 2025 | Working Papers
The literature on preferential trade agreements (PTAs) has mainly focused on the trade effects of nontrade provisions (NTPs) addressing environmental or lab…
26 Mar 2025 | Working Papers
We estimate the trade and income effects of regulatory developments concerning standardlike non-tariff measures…
25 Feb 2025 | Policy briefs
The recent Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) claims regarding a 10% universal tariff on all U.S. imports rest on assumptions that th…
16 Oct 2024 | Policy briefs
Using a data set covering more than 120 countries spanning several decades, this paper employs a synthetic difference in difference estimator to study whether …
16 Oct 2024 | Working Papers, Reports/ Presentations
Much like the exploitation of global trade by the first multinationals, early space commerce has the potential to lead to significant conflict as privateers seek to…
1 Jun 2023 | Journal Articles
1 Mar 2023 | Journal Articles
While the theory of economic policy offers a potential framework for thinking about the joint pursuit of economic objectives (EOs…
23 Nov 2022 | Working Papers
WTI working paper No. 08/2022 by Joseph Francois, Bernard Hoekman, Miriam Manchin and Filippo Santi
2 Nov 2022 | Working Papers
WTI Working Paper No. 05/2022 by Octavio Fernandez-Amador, Joseph F. Francois, Doris A. Oberdabernig, Patric…
2 Nov 2022 | Working Papers
WTI Working Paper No. 06/2022 by Ilaria Espa, Joseph Francois and Harro van Asselt
18 Aug 2022 | Journal Articles
New column on WoxEU by WTI's Director and Researchers Octavio Fernández-Amador, Joseph Francois, Doris Oberdabernig, Patrick Tomberger
3 Aug 2021 | Working Papers
WTI Working Paper No. 01/2021 by Octavio Fernandez-Amador, Joseph Francois, Doris A. Oberdabernig and Patric…
26 Jun 2020 | Other
Column by Koen Berden, Joseph Francois and Fredrik Erixon on VOX CEPR Policy Portal, published on 26 June 2020.
14 Apr 2020 | Journal Articles
Journal Article by Octavio Fernandez-Amador, Joseph F. Francois, Doris Oberdabernig and Patrick Tomberger in "Ecological Economics" Vol. 170 (Internat…
12 Nov 2019 | Journal Articles
Journal article by Octavio Fernandez-Amador, Joseph F. Francois, Doris A. Oberdabernig and Patrick Tomberger published online in Applied Economics (open…
17 Oct 2019 | Working Papers
WTI Working Paper No. 04/2019 by Eddy Bekkers, Joseph Francois and Miriam Manchin
