What are the implications for the global distribution of investment? How do trade barriers affect the diffusion of best practices and managerial know-how across borders?

May 1, 2019 ... The purpose of this paper is three-fold. First, it contextualizes emerging challenges by stocktaking the source of trade concerns over cross-border data flow. Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) are rules that unfairly restrict or distort trade. They make it costly or expensive to export, and may be intended to favour ... Feb 25, 2025 ... These trade barriers are longstanding inefficiencies that weaken Canada's economic resilience and limit opportunities for businesses and workers. When tariffs are only temporary, the extensive margin adjustment in multinational production and its positive spillover effects become negligible, and ... Respondents reported that numerous EU trade barriers, particularly standards-related measures, limit SMEs' exports to the EU more than those of large exporters. Mar 6, 2025 ... Interprovincial trade barriers are a long-standing problem in the Canadian economy. They have been a focus of frustration and a drag on ... Apr 10, 2025 ... Nontariff Trade Barriers in the U.S. and EU ... International trade is shaped not only by tariffs but also by a range of regulatory measures that ... Anti-dumping and countervailing measures are permitted by the WTO Agreements in specified situations to protect the domestic industry from serious injury ... Feb 4, 2025 ... This term applies mostly to regulatory burdens that frustrate efforts to buy, sell or otherwise do business across provincial lines. Sep 13, 2021 ... Brexit trade barriers added £600m in costs to UK importers this year ... The trade barriers that made the import of Marks & Spencer's Percy Pig ...