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The impact of Japan’s rivalry with China on its willingness to pursue free trade agreements
Chum, Sonya - In: Journal of East Asian economic integration 18 (2014) 3, pp. 215-251
This study explores the main causes that have led Japan to conclude an FTA with ASEAN. This paper appraises Japan‐ASEAN … relations and shows that closer relations between Japan and ASEAN have provided momentum for the launch of Japan's FTAs with … ASEAN. Consequently, this paper explores the origins and progress of Japan‐ASEAN FTA, as well as the strategies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568351
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Multilateral Trading System on Crossroads
Jolevski, Zoran; Andreska-Bogdanovska, Biljana; … - 2022
In recent years we have witnessed the crisis in the multilateral trading system, primarily because of the inability of the Doha Development Agenda to produce results after 17 years of negotiations. The reasons are complex large number of participants in these negotiations which complicates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013309117
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Institutional parameters of a region-wide economic agreement in Asia : examination of Trans-Pacific Partnership and ASEAN+α Free Trade Agreement approaches
Yamanaka, Shintarō - 2010
-Pacific (FTAAP), building on various ongoing regional cooperation formworks including ASEAN+3 or +6 and the Trans-Pacific Partnership … and considers three existing economic agreements - ASEAN+Alpha free trade agreements, the TPP, and the Asia-Pacific Trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281465
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ASEAN integration in 2030 : United States perspectives
Heng, Pek Koon - 2012
architecture led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - was motivated by four changes in the regional economic … landscape: (i) the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and emergence of the ASEAN+3 grouping; (ii) the rise of the People's Republic … TPP trade negotiations. The second is represented by the Asia-only ASEAN+3 framework, a shallowly institutionalized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009558517
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Post-TPP Trade Policy Options for ASEAN and Its Dialogue Partners : 'Preference Ordering' Using CGE Analysis
Ji, Xianbai - 2018
Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and his “America First” trade agenda ignite a second round of interest in mega-free trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific. Countries are evaluating alternative trade policy actions in a post-TPP era. Using national real GDP gains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915635
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EU REGIONAL TRADE VULNERABILITIES, LIBERALIZATION AND POTENTIAL LESSONS FOR UZBEKISTAN TRADE REFORMS
ZUFAROVA, NARGIZA - In: Perspectives of Innovation in Economics and Business (PIEB) 6 (2010) 3, pp. 71-74
The aim of this paper is to present selected experiences of European Union trade liberalization, impact of globalization on vulnerable sectors of the EU. Many such experiences are discussed. Central Asian countries must consider vast amount of data, sector-specific information and aspects and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646153
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Trade facilitation measures under free trade agreements : are they discriminatory against non-members?
Yamanaka, Shintarō; Tafgar, Aiken; Lazaro, Dorothea - 2010
Are trade facilitation measures under free trade agreements (FTAs) discriminatory? This important question has yet to be sufficiently explored by the existing literature on trade facilitation. Despite the multilateral scope and non-discriminatory objectives of trade facilitation measures, some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283434
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The relationship between services trade and government procurement commitments : insights from relevant WTO agreements and recent RTAs
Anderson, Robert D.; Locatelli, Claudia; Müller, Anna … - 2014 - Manuscript date: 24 October, 2014
To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010430680
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The Doha Round : "death-defying agendaʺ or "don't do it againʺ?
Harbinson, Stuart - 2009
Almost eight years after the launch of the Doha Round, the WTO negotiations remain mired in a swamp of detail, with many participants unwilling or unable to make the hard decisions which would bring the Round to a conclusion. Meanwhile, the world has changed dramatically with the onset of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003900787
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On the political economy of high skilled migration and international trade
Bougheas, Spiros P.; Nelson, Douglas R. - 2012
We develop a two-country, two-sector model with a continuum of workers to address the link between migration and trade where policy is determined by a simple referendum. In particular, we address two questions. First, are states already in free trade areas more likely to support full integration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009571101