1. Explain preferential trade agreements (PTAs) are increasingly common in a globalized world and function as essential foreign policy tools (Baccini, 2019, pp. 76-77).

2. Argue Dr et al.'s (2014) seminal study on PTA formation.

3. Explain Dr et al. (2014, p. 354) found that the literature did not accurately reflect the heterogeneity of PTAs worldwide.

4. Argue Baccini and Chow (2018, p. 189) examine why autocracies sign PTAs.

5. Argue and explain Baccini, L. (2019). The Economics and Politics of Preferential Trade Agreements.Annual Review of Political Science,22(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-050317-070708

6. Include a bible verse

References

Baccini, L., & Chow, W. M. (2018). The Politics of Preferential Trade Liberalization in Authoritarian Countries.International Interactions,44(2), 189-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2017.1373352

Dr, A., Baccini, L., & Elsig, M. (2014). The design of international trade agreements: Introducing a new dataset.The Review of International Organizations,9(3), 353-375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11558-013-9179-8