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This study sought to approximate trade potentials of the TPP Agreement with a special consideration at the level of complementarity. To accomplish the objective, we utilized an augmented gravity model on agriculture and manufacturing sectors, spanning the period 2000-2010. Our results suggested...
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With the recent completion of a second Joint Study regarding a Canada-Japan Free Trade Agreement, and Canada's entry … liberalization with Asian economies gains renewed interest, in particular the implications for Canada's auto sector, which has been a … stumbling block in previous negotiations. This paper considers the implications of auto sector liberalization between Canada and …
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-US agreement; (2) an EU-Canada agreement; and (3) an EUArmenia/Georgia/Moldova agreement. This is done with a computational model …
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During the past several years, the United States has concluded a substantial number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (hereinafter “FTAs”), largely with developing countries. Each of those FTAs includes substantial commitments in the field of intellectual property rights (IPRs)...
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This paper reviews the most significant recent developments in the theory of trade agreements. The paper offers an integrated approach to evaluating trade agreements, and uses the approach to present results on preferential and multilateral trade agreements. The paper identifies also several...
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Agreement (CETA) with Canada; the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS); and TiSA …
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This paper evaluates whether the proposed FTAAP is a desirable policy option for APEC member economies and the world economy. More specifically, this paper qualitatively investigates whether the FTAAP satisfies conditions for a trade bloc to generate positive and sufficient net trade creation...
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This paper examines the accession process for states seeking to join the Comprehensive Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with a focus on the ongoing application of the United Kingdom. The paper goes on to explore the key challenges to UK negotiators in terms of market access,...
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At present, Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have proliferated extraordinarily in the world trade landscape. Some trade diplomats are coming to recognize the greater significance of regional competition policy and law and are arguing that RTAs are likely to prevent to create anti-competitive...
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This paper shows how distance may be used to coordinate on a unique equilibrium in which trade agreements are regional. Trade agreement formation is modeled as coalition formation. In a standard trade model with no distance between countries, a familiar problem of coordination failure arises...
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