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The Asian â€œNoodle Bowlâ€:Is It Serious for Business?

Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - eSocialSciences - 2009

A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"â€”i.e., overlapping regional trade agreementsâ€”of trade deals and others who see net beneficial effects in...

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The Post-Crisis Sequencing of Economic Integration in Asia: Trade as a Complement to a Monetary Future

Plummer, Michael G.; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - In: Economie Internationale (2006) 107, pp. 59-85

Bilateral and regional cooperation initiatives in Asia have been growing in importance over the last five years. These accords span the real and financial sectors; rather than following the more typical pattern of “trade first, money later”, recent policy initiatives involve the simultaneous...

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Services Trade and Policy

Francois, Joseph; Hoekman, Bernard - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2009

Since the mid-1980s a substantial body of research has taken shape on trade in services. Much of this is inspired by the WTO or regional trade agreements, especially the EU. However, an increasing number of papers focus on the impacts of unilateral services sector liberalization. The literature...

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Preferential Trade Arrangements, Induced Investment, and National Income in a Heckscher-Ohlin-Ramsey Model

Francois, Joseph; Rombout, M. - Tinbergen Institute - 2000

We develop a Heckscher-Ohlin-Ramsey model, combining dual techniques with classic geometric techniques from trade theory. This framework is used to explore the long-run general equilibrium effects of regional integration (preferential trade agreements). Emphasis is placed on positive mechanics...

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Formula Approaches for Market Access Negotiations

Francois, Joseph; Martin, Will - Tinbergen Institute - 2002

Most of the large tariff reductions achieved in multilateral trade negotiations have involved tariff-cutting formulas such as the "Swiss" formula. However, wide variations in initial tariff rates between active participants call for new approaches under the Doha Development Agenda. This paper...

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Formula Approaches for Market Access Negotiations

Francois, Joseph; Martin, Will - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

Most of the large tariff reductions achieved in multilateral tradenegotiations have involved tariff-cutting formulas such as the "Swiss"formula. However, wide variations in initial tariff rates between activeparticipants call for new approaches under the Doha Development Agenda.This paper...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256896

Preferential Trade Arrangements, Induced Investment, and National Income in a Heckscher-Ohlin-Ramsey Model

Francois, Joseph; Rombout, M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2000

We develop a Heckscher-Ohlin-Ramsey model, combining dual techniqueswith classic geometric techniques fromtrade theory. This framework is used to explore the long-run generalequilibrium effects of regional integration(preferential trade agreements). Emphasis is placed on positivemechanics...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257103

Effects of the Endogenous Scope of Preferentialism on International Goods Trade

Egger, Peter; Wamser, Georg - CESifo - 2013

Previous empirical research has assumed that goods trade responds to goods trade preferentialism only, while other forms of preferentialism – such as services trade or investment preferentialism – are irrelevant for goods trade. This paper provides novel evidence for the gains from a broader...

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Foreign Ownership, Technological Capabilities and Exports: Evidence from 205 Clothing Firms in Sri Lanka

Wignaraja, Ganeshan - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006

Sri Lanka was the earliest South Asian economy to introduce economic reforms to attract export-oriented FDI. The rise … of clothing production for export, apparently mainly driven by foreign firms, is regarded as a major outcome of the … reforms. This paper seeks to examine a range of factors underlying firm-level export and technological performance …

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International Outsourcing and the Skill-Specific Wage Bill in Eastern Europe

Egger, Peter; Stehrer, Robert - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2001

The paper analyses the effects of international fragmentation in terms of intermediate goods trade on the dynamics of skill-specific real wage bills in manufacturing of three Central and East European countries (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic). Both intermediate goods exports and imports of...

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