This submission draws on empirical evidence (see appendix) to consider the terms of the inquiry in relation to the nine key barriers to free trade agreement (FTA) utilisation outlined in the 2016 KPMG report on leveraging FTAs for Australian trade growth, including: lack of awareness of FTA...

The Philippines has been more cautious in its policy towards free trade agreements (FTAs) than other ASEAN member states, having signed, so far, only one bilateral agreement with Japan in addition to the various ASEAN+1 agreements. While the Government is expected to progressively reduce...

This study investigates the potential trade flows between countries of South, East and South East Asian region as a result of tariff liberalization using the GTAP-model. The study reveals that tariff liberalization has positive effects on all country groupings of South, East and South East Asian...

Recent evidence suggests that tariff reductions from the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) generated substantial productivity gains in Canadian manufacturing. Using a comprehensive panel data set of 81 manufacturing industries over the 1983-1996 period, we shed new light on two potential...

Trade liberalization has proceeded on the assumption that eventual aggregate welfare gains will exceed the losses. While compensatory mechanisms exist in most countries, they tend to be underfunded and ineffective. To begin to address this problem, the direct beneficiaries from trade...

The trade openness experienced by the world has enabled countries to develop strategies and implement policies aimed at increasing the competitiveness of their companies in international markets. Free trade agreements are the result of this policy. These agreements have grown in a very...

This paper explores the impact of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement on food security by using a gravity model to examine the regional changes in trade in agricultural products. This is followed by a discussion of how this might affect the four dimensions of food security,...

The scope and depth of bilateral and regional preferential trade agreements (RTAs) negotiated over the past 15 years has expanded beyond traditional market access and preferential tariffs to include provisions on a wide range of issues, including trade facilitation. This study is a first attempt...

This paper provides an assessment of the potential economic impacts of the Vietnam-Korea free trade agreement on Vietnam, by using general equilibrium modeling. The results show that Vietnam-Korea FTA will increase aggregate welfare for both countries in the long run. The most important gains...

This paper provides an assessment of the potential economic impacts of the Vietnam-Korea free trade agreement on Vietnam, by using general equilibrium modeling. The results show that Vietnam-Korea FTA will increase aggregate welfare for both countries in the long run. The most important gains...