This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the new EU-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), the biggest bilateral deal … that both the EU and Japan have concluded so far. It employs a generalized variant of the Eaton-Kortum (2002) model … reductions in the costs of NTBs. This approach yields long-run welfare effects for Japan of about 18 bn. USD per year (0.31% of …

On 9 december 2016, the upper house of Japan's parliament approved the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Prime Minister … would send a signal about Japan's continuing support to back global trade deals. With the Transatlantic Trade and Investment … chances are high that negotiations between the EU and Japan could now be quickly concluded after almost four years and 18 …

The authors analyze whether the US-Japan Trade Agreement is consistent with GATT Article XXIV that carves out an … Japan have agreed to liberalize just 3.4% and 10% of tariff lines with positive MFN duties, respectively. Key sectors for US … exports to Japan such as machinery and instruments are not liberalized under the agreement. Though the market access offered …

The negotiations between Japan and the EU over a free trade agreement are taking place during times in which global … between two leading economic powers such as Japan and the EU would be a strong political message: economic integration between … case for an EU-Japan free trade agreement, and provides estimates of its potential economic impact. It employs advanced …