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The elasticity of trade: Estimates and evidence

Simonovska, Ina; Waugh, Michael E. - 2011

Quantitative results from a large class of international trade models depend critically on the elasticity of trade with respect to trade frictions. We develop a simulated method of moments estimator to estimate this elasticity from disaggregate price and trade-flow data using the Ricardian...

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Free trade agreements and the consolidation of democracy

Liu, Xuepeng; Ornelas, Emanuel - 2013

We study the relationship between participation in free trade agreements (FTAs) and the sustainability of democracy. Our model shows that FTAs can critically reduce the incentive of authoritarian groups to seek power by destroying protectionist rents, thus making democracies last longer. This...

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From trade preferences to trade facilitation: Taking stock of the issues

Persson, Maria - 2011

The objective of the paper is to explore and give an overview of two central policy alternatives to improve the integration between the European Union and developing countries by removing barriers to trade: trade preferences and trade facilitation. After reviewing the relevant literatures and...

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Export dynamism and market access

Mayer, Jörg - 2003

Market access liberalization has influenced product-specific growth of world exports and contributed to the shift in … the structure of world exports of manufactures towards electrical and electronic goods (including parts and components … moving to full trade liberalization would lead to an increase in the share of agricultural products in total world trade by …

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CETA: Welche Effekte hat das EU-Kanada-Freihandelsabkommen auf Deutschland?

Aichele, Rahel; Felbermayr, Gabriel - In: ifo Schnelldienst 67 (2014) 24, pp. 20-30

Das CETA-Abkommen sieht die Abschaffung von Zöllen, regulatorische Zusammenarbeit und Investitionsschutz zwischen der EU und Kanada vor. Nach unseren Simulationsrechnungen könnte es langfristig die Exporte Deutschlands nach Kanada verdreifachen und die Importe verdoppeln. CETA könnte in...

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Making sense of Bolkestein-bashing: trade liberalization under segmented labor markets

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2005

Trade liberalization is often met with sharp opposition. Recent examples include the so-called Bolkestein directive, which allows service providers from a given EU member to temporarily work in another member country. One way to view such a reform is that it simply widens the range of goods that...

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Services liberalization from a WTO/GATS perspective: In search of volunteers

Adlung, Rudolf - 2009

Most existing commitments are confined to guaranteeing the levels of access that existed in the mid-1990s, when the Agreement entered into force, in a limited number of sectors. The only significant exceptions are the accession schedules of recent WTO Members and the negotiating results in two...

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Ökonomische Effekte eines Freihandelsabkommens zwischen Japan und der EU

Benz, Sebastian; Yalcin, Erdal - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 14, pp. 35-40

Am 25. März 2013 haben die EU und Japan offiziell die erste Verhandlungsrunde über mögliche bilaterale Handelsliberalisierungen begonnen. Ziel der Verhandlungen ist es, neben tarifären Handelshemmnissen auch nicht-tarifäre Schranken zwischen den zwei Ökonomien zu eliminieren und den Handel...

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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Potentials, Problems and Perspectives

Felbermayr, Gabriel J.; Larch, Mario - In: CESifo Forum 14 (2013) 2, pp. 49-60

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Transatlantic Free Trade: Questions and Answers from the Vantage Point of Trade Theory

Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario - In: CESifo Forum 14 (2013) 4, pp. 3-17

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