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Fulfilling the promises of South Asian integration: A gravity estimation
Moinuddin, Mustafa - 2013
In all the regions of the contemporary world - including Asia - there is a growing trend in market consolidation through regional collaboration in the form of bilateral and regional trade agreements. Regional cooperation and integration can facilitate the way for expanding markets and creating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397235
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Fulfilling the Promises of South Asian Integration : A Gravity Estimation
Moinuddin, Mustafa - 2013
This paper examines the determinants and trade effects of the South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) using empirical methods. An empirical specification of the gravity model is developed to analyze the determinants of trade flows for the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014159086
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Global Financial and Economic Crisis : Implications for Trade and Industrial Restructuring in South Asia
De, Prabir - 2011
This study investigates the impact of global crisis shocks on India's trade and industry. The authors use panel data modeling and vector autoregression techniques to understand the dynamic effects of global crisis shocks on Indian industry and trade. Changes in trade composition are positively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122721
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Impact of services trade liberalization on employment and people movement in South Asia
Chanda, Rupa - 2011
Services have been a key driver of overall economic growth in South Asia since the 1990s. This paper examines how the growth of services output, trade and investment have affected service sector employment in South Asia and the extent to which countries in this region are proactively undertaking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397251
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Impact of Services Trade Liberalization on Employment and People Movement in South Asia
Chanda, Rupa - 2012
Services have been a key driver of overall economic growth in South Asia since the 1990s. This paper examines how the growth of services output, trade and investment have affected service sector employment in South Asia and the extent to which countries in this region are pro-actively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013112949
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Seaborne Trade between South Asia and Southeast Asia
Wignall, David - 2014
This paper examines the seaports responsible for handling the majority of trade around the Bay of Bengal and identifies the projects that will enable trade and contribute to improving maritime infrastructure. It reviews the nature, potential evolution, and primary types of maritime trade around...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039700
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Socioeconomic Impacts of Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure Development in South Asia
Gilbert, John; Banik, Nilanjan - 2010
Although the overall economic performance of economies in South Asia in recent years has been impressive, there is concern that an aging and increasingly inadequate infrastructure may limit the potential for further growth and economic development. A critical infrastructure component is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014045419
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Digital trade facilitation: Paperless trade in regional trade agreements
Duval, Yann; Mengjing, Kong - 2017
and deeper paperless trade provisions than those featured in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. A more detailed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852977
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The future of the World Trade Organization
Dhar, Biswajit - 2013
The continued difficulties of the World Trade Organization to achieve further multilateral trade liberalization in the Doha Round negotiations have raised questions about its continued relevance. This paper firstly identifies and assesses the key developments in the Doha Round that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397233
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Plurilateral agreements: A viable alternative to the World Trade Organization?
Nakatomi, Michitaka - 2013
Looking back at the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO), major accords that have been reached under the … to the crucial role they can play in resolving the stalemate at the WTO and the Doha Round and the accelerating … proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs). Through analysis of their characteristics compared with the WTO and FTAs, the paper …
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