This paper reviews changes in role of European Parliament (EP) in EU's trade policy since the Lisbon Treaty. The Treaty brought about important changes in EU governance, and in particular, strengthening of the role of the EP. EP's competences in trade policy were also strengthened. All trade...

"Cross-Strait Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement" (i.e. ECFA Investment Agreement) Was concluded on August 9, 2012, after eight rounds of negotiations. Two countries reached the Economic Cooperation and Framework Agreement (ECFA) earlier in 2010 which has six sub-negotiation areas of...

Since the Korea-U.S. (KORUS) FTA entered into force on March 15, 2012, both sides have reviewed its status of implementation through various joint committee and working group meetings, and discussed ways to further advance their cooperation on bilateral trade issues for successful...

Korean Abstract: 우리나라는 2000년대 후반부터 지역무역 자유화에 적극적으로 참여하여, 미국과 EU 등 거대 선진 경제권과의 FTA를 이미 발효시킨 상태이다. 최근의 지역무역협정 논의는 상품뿐만 아니라 서비스 및 투자 분야의...

We analyze Korea's FTA policy based on the outcomes of recent bilateral FTAs, in terms of achieving policy objectives. While many previous studies mainly focused on trade impacts under bilateral FTAs, this study analyzes the overall economic impact of FTAs in terms of growth and welfare, as...

March 15, 2015 marks the third year since the entry into force of the KORUS FTA. The effect of the FTA has been positive in trade and investment. During the 34 months since its entry into force, Korea saw an increase of 31.54% in exports to and 10.77% in imports from the U.S. The effect of the...

This research examines Japan's FTA strategies with the focus on Japan's 13 bilateral FTAs, and ongoing negotiations on the TPP and the EU-Japan FTA. Especially, this research sheds light on the differences between the Japan's 13 existing FTAs and the ongoing two Mega FTA negotiations in terms of...

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: First, to examine a) ongoing East Asian integration in terms of intra-regional financial cooperation, b) the proliferation of intra-regional free trade agreements with extra-regional economies and cross-border foreign direct investment flows c) and...

This study analyzes China's service concessions under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), as well as the service concessions included in the FTAs that China has signed so far, including the CEPA with Hong Kong. The objective is to determine the extent to which the Chinese service...