Trade Policy

Australia - Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Technical and Regulatory Barriers to Trade Section
Deals : with : standards : & : conformance : issues, : mutual : recognition : arrangements, : Australia-European : Community : Mutual : Recognition : Agreement, : New : Approach : Directives, : Australia's : Conformity : Assessment : Bodies, : TTMRA
http://www.isr.gov.au/industry/tbt/index.html

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact
Description : of : the : BSEC's : activities.
http://www.photius.com/bsec/bsec.html

Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
Academic : research : and : briefings : in : the : Center's : main : research : areas, : which : includes : trade : and : agricultural : policy.
http://www.card.iastate.edu/

Center for Trade Policy Studies
The : mission : of : the : Center : is : to : increase : public : understanding : of : the : benefits : of : free : trade : and : the : costs : of : protectionism.
http://www.freetrade.org/

Computational Modelling of International Trade
Lists : a : range : of : links : for : data : and : models : for : use : in : : academic : modelling : of : international : trade.
http://www.intereconomics.com/handbook/

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
Chronological : index : of : reports : providing : a : single, : comparative : analysis : of : the : economic : policies : and : trade : practices : of : certain : countries, : released : by : the : Bureau : of : Economic : and : Business : Affairs, : of : the : U.S. : Department : of : State.
http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/trade_reports/

DG Enterprise - TBT
EEC : Website : regarding : WTO-Technical : Barriers : to : Trade. : Database : search : of : notifications : and : texts.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tbt/

Essays on International Economics
Essays : on : international : economics, : world : trade : and : : politics : published : by : Jock : O'Connell.
http://members.tripod.com/jockoconnell/articles.html

EU Trade Barriers Kill
A : study : demonstrating : how : the : trade : barriers : of : EU : affect : the : poor : countries, : published : by : the : Centre : for : the : New : Europe.
http://www.cne.org/pub_pdf/2003_09_04_EU_barriers_kill.pdf

European Trade Study Group
The : ETSG : is : a : forum : for : academic : discussion : and : research : on : international : trade : among : European : universities : and : research : institutes.
http://www.etsg.org/

FlyingFish - The OECD's Crocodile Tears
An : essay : on : globalization, : WTO, : IMF, : the : World : Bank : and : the : OECD.
http://www.flyingfish.org.uk/articles/oecd/tears.htm

Foreign Trade Information System
Information : on : trading : agreements : and : statistics : in : the : Western : Hemisphere.
http://www.sice.oas.org/default.asp

Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)
Provides : data, : models, : and : software : for : multi-region, : applied : general : equilibrium : analysis : of : global : economic : issues, : and : organizes : training : and : conferences.
http://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/

Globalization
Collection : of : papers : by : members : of : the : Institute : for : International : Economics : on : this : topic.
http://www.iie.com/research/globalization.htm

GTAP
(Global : Trade : Analysis : Project) : Global : trade : model : with : a : database : that : contains : bilateral : trade : info : for : over : 40 : countries : for : 50 : sectors. : Describes : the : model, : the : software : and : the : database.
http://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/

Hot Topics in International Economics
Research : that : focuses : on : international : economics-related : issues, : some : of : which : are : related : to : trade : policy.
http://www.iie.com/research/topics/topics.htm

Indian Trade Law Policy
Databases : containing : Indian : foreign : trade : laws, : including : those : on : customs : duty, : input : output : norms, : export : and : import : policy : and : baggage : rules.
http://www.infodriveindia.com/tradelaw/

International Economics Network
A : portal : for : international : economics : and : related : disciplines : with : links : to : research : papers, : news : and : commentaries : in : the : field.
http://www.internationaleconomics.net/

International Trade
Site : provides : annotated : links : and : statistics : for : international : economics.
http://www.e-and-f.com/

International Trade Issue Briefings
International : trade : briefings : and : other : issues : in : trade : policy : analysis.
http://www.thunderlake.com/briefings.html

International Trade Policy Course
An : interactive : on-line : course : teaching : the : fundamentals : of : international : trade : policy.
http://www.firststep.com.au/econ/

International Trade Theory & Policy Analysis
An : e-text : by : Steven : Suranovic.
http://internationalecon.com/v1.0/

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
A : web-book : with : seventeen : chapters : covering : a : wide : range : of : trade-related : issues.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/smith/

National Tariff Commission, Pakistan
The : website : for : the : official : government : trade : body : in : Pakistan.
http://www.ntc.gov.pk/

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The : well : organized : web : version : of : the : full : text : of : agreement, : made : available : by : the : Organization : of : American : States : (SICE).
http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/naftatce.asp

North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA
The : full : text : of : the : North : American : Free : Trade : Agreement : (provided : by : Organization : of : American : States).
http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/naftatce.asp

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development - OECD
Provides : analytical : underpinnings : to : support : continued : trade : liberalisation.
http://www.oecd.org/trade/

Policies to Attract Foreign Direct Investment
Much : recent : research : has : focused : on : identifying : which : factors : and : policies : can : influence : the : location : decision : of : multinational : companies. : Download : dozens : of : papers : and : cases : studies : from : this : online : database.
http://rru.worldbank.org/Resources.asp?results=true&stopicids=10

Public Policy Institute of California/CA Global Economy
The : Public : Policy : Institute : of : California : seeks : to : understand : issues : such : as : how : U.S. : trade : agreements : affects : California’s : state's : performance : in : world : markets, : the : effects : of : import/export : traffic : on : the : state's : infrastructure, : and : the : role : of : immigrants : in : particular : industries
http://www.ppic.org/main/policyarea.asp?i=10

Technical and Regulatory Barriers to Trade
Deals : with : barriers : to : trade : and : mutual : recognition : arrangements.
http://www.isr.gov.au/industry/tbt/index.html

The Cato Center for Trade Policy Studies
Aims : to : increase : public : understanding : concerning : the : benefits : of : free : trade : and : the : costs : of : protectionism.
http://www.freetrade.org/

The Global Company -- Financial Times
In : this : twelve : part : series, : correspondents : seek : to : identify : what : factors : make : for : the : best : and : most : successful : companies : operating : in : the : global : economy.
http://www.ft.com/reports/gc_home.htm

The High Cost of the China-WTO Deal
On : U.S. : policy : regarding : China : and : its : entry : into : the : WTO.
http://epinet.org/Issuebriefs/Ib137.html

The International Economics Network
Annotated : portal : for : international : economics : and : related : disciplines, : which : includes : regularly : updated : links : to : research : papers, : news : and : commentaries : in : the : field.
http://www.internationaleconomics.net/

Trade and Development Centre
Contains : essays, : case : studies, : country : overviews : and : an : online : discussion : forum.
http://www.itd.org/

Trade Policy Papers
Contains : abstracts : and : full : texts : of : papers : on : trade : policy : by : Dan : Ciuriak.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/ciuriak/

Trade Policy Special Report
Articles, : and : links : on : free : trade : issue : from : the : Washington : Post : newspaper. : (Originally : posted : 1998)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/trade/trade.htm

United States Trade Representative
Official : website : for : America's : chief : trade : negotiator : and : principal : advisor : to : the : president.
http://www.ustr.gov/

United States Trade Representative
News, : background : information : and : other : resources : from : the : agency : that : develops : and : coordinates : U.S. : international : trade, : commodity, : and : direct : investment : policy, : and : negotiates : : with : other : countries.
http://www.ustr.gov/

What is the OECD?
Paper : on : overarching : issues : affecting : corporate : accountability. : Discusses : the : Organisation : for : Economic : Co-operation : and : Development.
http://www.flyingfish.org.uk/articles/oecd/tears.htm

World Bank International Trade Research
Contains : much : information : relating : to : international : trade.
http://www.worldbank.org/research/trade/