Why multilateral trade policies are the most efficient way to economic growth

May 2, 2019

A man is seen in front of an electronic board showing stock information on the first day of trading in the Year of the Pig, following the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, at a brokerage house in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC1BBA5F8720

According to a new paper, global prosperity requires even stronger multilateral cooperation. Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Antonella Nocco

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Salento

Matteo Salto

Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission (DG ECFIN)

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