Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) Database

Includes:

1. Deep Trade Agreements database 1.0 (horizontal depth).  Maps the coverage of 52 selected policy areas in 400 PTAs notified at WTO signed between 1958 and 2023. It also includes information about legal enforceability of each policy area. This dataset captures the extensive margin of the content of Deep trade agreements. The latest version of the data includes 400 PTAs signed between 1958 and 2023.

2. Deep Trade Agreements database 2.0 (vertical depth). Provides detailed information on the content of a sub-sample of eighteen policy areas most frequently covered in a set of 400 agreements currently notified to the WTO between 1958 and 2023. For each agreement, the database covers the stated objectives and substantive commitments, as well as aspects relating to transparency, procedures and enforcement. This database represents the most comprehensive effort in terms of the coverage of policy areas and the granularity of information within each area. This database is the result of collaboration with experts in different policy areas from academia and from other international organizations such as the ITC, OECD, UNCTAD, and WTO. The latest version of the data includes 400 PTAs signed between 1958 and 2023.