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We revisit the question of the quantitative benefits of WTO trade agreements in a setup that is non-standard from the …
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This paper analyzes the appropriate sequencing between accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the … implementation of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) customs union and whether the latter facilitates or delays WTO accession for … WTO accession, this may cause delays that benefit some countries at the expense of others. The paper simulates the welfare …
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This paper assesses how regional trade agreements (RTAs) impact growth volatility on a worldwide sample of 170 countries with data spanning the period 1978-2012.Notwithstanding concerns that trade openness through RTAs can heighten exposure to shocks, in particular when it leads to increased...
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In March 2018, representatives of member countries of the African Union signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. This agreement provides a framework for trade liberalization in goods and services and is expected to eventually cover all African countries. Using a...
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direct, first-round spillover effects for the rest of the world from managed trade using three approaches. The results …
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In February 2016, twelve Pacific Rim countries signed the agreement on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the largest and most comprehensive trade deals in history. While there are several estimates of the likely effects of the TPP, there is no systematic study on the effects on all...
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. The export gains due to trade agreements are lower than the world average comprising 104 country pairs in the period 1983-1995 …
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. Tariff reforms have been implemented in China since the 1980s; and, with its recent WTO accession, China has committed itself …
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This paper looks at the effects of a China slowdown on Emerging Market Economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand) and Frontier Developing Economies (Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., and Vietnam) in ASEAN. The main finding is that the impact of China growth shocks on ASEAN has risen since the global...
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scope to improve connectivity and increase their roles in regional and world trade networks …
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