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.
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Switzerland is famous for its cheese, chocolate and gold. The Trump Administration’s decision to impose a 31% tariff on Swiss goods seems largely driven by the trade deficit, specifically a formula based on the 2024 trade deficit.
Hear Prof. Dr. Joe Francois' personal reflections regarding the new Trump tariffs.
26 Mar 2025
We estimate the trade and income effects of regulatory developments concerning standardlike non-tariff measures (NTMs) over 2012–2017 combining structural gravity estimates and general equilibrium projections. …
26 Mar 2025
The literature on preferential trade agreements (PTAs) has mainly focused on the trade effects of nontrade provisions (NTPs) addressing environmental or labor policies. Using a …
21 Mar 2025
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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