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Sequencing regionalism: Theory, European practice, and lessons for Asia

Baldwin, Richard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Feedback mechanisms are the key to sequencing when it comes to regional integration. Feedback mechanisms can mean that today’s policy or institution alters the political economy landscape in a way that makes it politically optimal for future governments to take further steps towards...

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The 'Emulator Effect' of the Uruguay Round on US Regionalism

Fugazza, Marco; Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Using a detailed data set at the tariff line level, we find an emulator effect of multilateralism on subsequent regional trade agreements involving the US. We exploit the variation in the frequency with which the US has granted immediate duty free access (IDA) to its Free Trade Area partners...

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Large Countries, Small Countries and the Enlargement of Trade Blocs

Casella, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

Are there systematic forces such that countries of different sizes participating in a free trade bloc gain differently from the entry of new members? If economies of scale imply that firms located in large countries enjoy lower costs, then the gains from enlarging the bloc will fall...

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Multilateralising Regionalism: Spaghetti Bowls as Building Blocs on the Path to Global Free Trade

Baldwin, Richard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

forces might drive them, and what the WTO might do to guide them. Two facts form the point of departure: 1) Regionalism is … multilateralisation of regionalism. The paper presents the political economy logic of trade liberalisation and uses it to structure a … building blocs – whereby offshoring creates a force that encourages the multilateralisation of regionalism. Finally, the paper …

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Trade Liberalization and Globalization: A Survey

Hillman, Arye L. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper presents a survey of the literature on trade liberalization and globalization. The questions are why trade liberalization occurred, why trade liberalization took the form of reciprocity combined with multilateralism, why the liberalization allows for protectionist policies, and why...

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Preferential Trade Liberalization in the North Atlantic

Baldwin, Richard; Francois, Joseph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

This study provides a quantitative assessment of the implications of preferential trade liberalization by the North Atlantic economies. Emphasis is placed on the pattern of production and trade in North America and Western Europe, the pattern of import protection, and the likely trade and income...

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Multilateral Tariff Cooperation During the Formation of Customs Unions

Bagwell, Kyle; Staiger, Robert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

We study the implications of customs union formation for multilateral tariff cooperation. We model cooperation in multilateral trade policy as self-enforcing, in that it involves balancing the current gains from deviating unilaterally from an agreed-upon trade policy against the future losses...

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Free Trade Agreements and the Consolidation of Democracy

Liu, Xuepeng; Ornelas, Emanuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

of regionalism and of worldwide democratization since the late 1980s. …

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Economic Implications of Deeper Asian Integration

Francois, Joseph; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

The Asian countries are once again focused on options for large, comprehensive regional integration schemes. In this paper we explore the implications of such broad-based regional trade initiatives in Asia, highlighting the bridging of the East and South Asian economies. We place emphasis on the...

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Asymmetric Regionalism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where Do We Stand?

Cadot, Olivier; de Melo, Jaime; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

The paper reviews the likely economic effects of the Regional Economic Partnership Agreements (REPAs) proposed by the EU to the ACP countries to succeed to the Lomé IV agreements. We argue that, in spite of some likely positive effects because of reciprocity and because of the North-South...

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