19 Jun 2025 | Working Papers
On the feasibility, by means of customs duties, of an entirely (or almost entirely) made-in-the-USA automobile
One of the objectives of the Trump administration's economic policy is to revitalise the American industri…
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.
19 Jun 2025 | Working Papers
One of the objectives of the Trump administration's economic policy is to revitalise the American industri…
16 Jun 2025 | Books/ Book Chapters
The approach of Latin American countries to preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is a fascinating topic. There is a rich history of policymakers using PTAs to pursue different economic and political models of i…
11 Jun 2025 | Working Papers
The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body has been regarded as the WTO's crown jewel, bringing stability and predictability to the resolution of disputes among WTO …
11 Jun 2025 | Working Papers
The paper by Peter Van den Bossche critiques how the WTO’s consensus-based decision-making—intended to ensure all members “have a say”—has often been misused. Members, notably I…
4 Jun 2025 | Working Papers
L’un des objectifs de la politique économique menée par l’administration Trump consiste à revitaliser le tissu in…
15 May 2025 | Working Papers
Selon le paradigme dominant à la fin de la guerre froide, l’ouverture des marchés et …
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…
1 May 2025 | Working Papers
The tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day” and on April 9, 2025 with a flat rate of 10% violate WTO tariff bind…
23 Apr 2025 | Journal Articles
The increasing number of international trade agreements, their varying content scope, and the diversity of members involved weave a complex w…
26 Mar 2025 | Working Papers
We estimate the trade and income effects of regulatory developments concerning standardlike non-tariff measures…
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…
21 Mar 2025 | Books/ Book Chapters
This chapter examines how the multilateral discussion on …
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…
14 Jan 2025 | Journal Articles
For years, scholars in international relations have addressed questions related to regime complexity and its effects. However, there is a lack…
11 Dec 2024 | Working Papers
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for achieving sustainable d…
10 Dec 2024 | Journal Articles
Due process is a central principle in most domestic legal systems and international dispute settlement, although its co…
6 Dec 2024 | Journal Articles
On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At the time of writing, the fighting continues, with the fron…
19 Nov 2024 | Working Papers
Economic growth theory has since linked innovation to growth hence countries developed a system in which works of human ingenuity ar…
19 Nov 2024 | Working Papers
Chapter by Craig Atkinson, WTI Non-Resident Fellow and joint Research Affiliate at Singapore Management University Centre for AI a…
30 Oct 2024 | Working Papers
The present research started from the legal analysis of women’s participatory rights in leadership positions in publ…