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Do regional trade agreements negatively impact non-members? This paper revisits this long-standing trade policy question using firm-level data and detailed information on the content of trade agreements. Differently from the conventional view on trade diversion, the analysis identifies a...
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This paper assesses and compares the economic impacts of four actual and potential free trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region: the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the original Trans Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership,...
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This paper presents new data on the content of preferential trade agreements. The data contain detailed information on the 18 policy areas most frequently covered in preferential trade agreements, focusing on the stated objectives, substantive commitments, and other aspects such as transparency,...
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Co-operation and Development/World Trade Organization's Trade in Value Added Database to assess Brazil's current …
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World trade is increasingly ruled by preferential trade agreements (PTAs), but their precise nature remains relatively … Trade Center and the World Bank. The data set covers 5,203 products, 199 reporters, and 239 partners, representing … approximately 97 percent of world imports in 2016. There are three main findings. First, PTAs have significantly widened the scope …
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As preferential trade agreements are growing in number and depth, assessment of their economic impacts has become more important to inform policy-makers facing a multitude of potential preferential trade agreements. This paper provides novel ex ante estimates of the impacts of two key...
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