In this article, the role of World Customs Organization (WCO) in implementation Trade Facilitation Agreement (the Agreement, TFA) is examined as an important element current multilateral regulation international trading system. Based on article-by-article analysis and WCO Kyoto Convention, well assessment potential actual impact instruments its implementation, author finds that there are no met...

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expresse...

Louise Johannesson (2018): Settling disputes at the World Trade Organization. Örebro Studies in Economics 38 This cumulative dissertation consists of five self-contained essays, all of which are closely focused around issues that concern the WTO dispute settlement mechanism (DSM). In Essay 1, we describe salient features of the DSM using a unique data set. We observe a spike in new disputes in ...