The World Trade Institute (WTI) is the leading interdisciplinary academic institution dedicated to teaching and research focused on international trade and investment regulation, economic globalization and sustainability.
Our program uniquely combines a multidisciplinary perspective with a strong applied focus. In addition to our resident faculty, we bring in the world’s leading trade and investment experts from law firms, international organizations, policy research institutes and top universities.
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.
The GTAP Scientific Council was formed in 2024 to explore new directions in global economic analysis and to broaden the scope of scientific contributions from the GTAP research community.
This lecture from Prof. Dr. Joseph Francois, Managing Director of the World Trade Institute at the University of Bern, explored the evolving landscape of U.S. trade policy, focusing on its challenges and broader geopolitical implications.
Since returning to the White House less than four weeks ago, the message from Donald Trump on trade appears to be tariffs, tariffs -- tariffs.
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For that purpose, it defines investment facilitation and presents its main elements and a typology of its more common provisions. The chapter then reviews existing …
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