Mapping international trade agreements and exploring causes and effects.
DESTA is a collaborative research project. It aims to collect systematic data on the design of preferential trade agreements that have been signed since 1945. In 2017, DESTA won the Best New Dataset Award of the International Political Economy Society. more
The project was launched by Leonardo Baccini (McGill), Andreas Dür (University of Salzburg), Manfred Elsig (University of Bern), and Karolina Milewicz (Oxford University). more
DESTA provides information on general features and specific commitments in PTAs. We regularly update our database. Please click here for direct access to DESTA. more
The DESTA project is funded in an initial phase by the NCCR Trade Regulation, a 12-year research programme financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The leading house is the World Trade Institute, University of Bern. For more information, please contact us.
DESTA c/o World Trade Institute
Hallerstrasse 6
CH-3012 Bern
desta@wti.org