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Preferential and non-preferential approaches to trade liberalization in East Asia : what differences do utilization rates and reciprocity make?
Menon, Jayant - 2013
Previous studies on the impacts of free trade agreements (FTAs) in East Asia have assumed full utilization of preferences. The evidence suggests that this assumption is seriously in error, with the estimated uptake particularly low in East Asia. In this paper, we assume a more realistic...
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The Impacts of East Asia FTA : A CGE Model Simulation Study
Ando, Mitsuyo - 2017
In light of the on-going discussions of the possibility of an East Asia FTA, this paper attempts to estimate the impacts of an East Asia FTA using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. Although most previous simulation studies on the impacts of FTAs focus only on the liberalization of...
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Methods for ex ante economic evaluation of free trade agreements
Cheong, David - 2010
This paper provides practical techniques to policymakers for evaluating the potential economic effects of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). To this end, the paper discusses how to apply three methods: (i) trade indicators, (ii) SMART (Software for Market Analysis and Restrictions on Trade) in WITS...
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The economic effects of a Russia-EU FTA
Manchin, Miriam - 2004
The paper examines the effects of Russia joining the WTO taking into accountenergy sector reform and the impact of a future Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between theenlarged EU and Russia. The paper uses Computable General Equilibrium Modellingtechniques for quantifying the different possible...
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Can Regional Integration Accelerate Development in Africa? CGE Model Simulations of the Impact of the SADC FTA on the Republic of Madagascar
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2007
Madagascar plans to start phasing out its customs tariffs on imports from the Southern African Development Community in 2007. This paper uses a CGE model to evaluate the impact of the SADC FTA on Madagascar economy. The results suggest that the SADC FTA would only have a limited impact on...
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A Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) : Is It Desirable?
Kim, Sangkyom - 2016
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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Economy-wide impact of TPP : new challenges to China
Sikdar, Chandrima; Mukhopadhyay, Kakali - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 6 (2017) 22, pp. 1-29
deliberation around the prospect of TPP continues, an important point to note is that the TPP deal does not include China, world …, the present paper seeks to analyze the impact of the TPP agreement on various trade and other economic variables of China … USA. The results indicate that China’s trade with TPP region, both exports and imports, will suffer post …
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Model simulations for trade policy analysis : the impact of potential trade agreements on Austria
Francois, Joseph F.; Pindyuk, Olga - 2011
In this paper, we examine possible medium-term changes in EU trade policy, including the negotiation and implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with regional entities like ASEAN and the NAFTA countries. We also examine the possible conclusion of the Doha Round of multilateral trade...
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Modeling the effects of free trade agreements between the EU and Canada, USA and Moldova/Georgia/Armenia on the Austrian economy : model simulations for trade policy analysis
Francois, Joseph F.; Pindyuk, Olga - 2013
This study examines the economic impact on Austria of three possible new EU free trade agreements: (1) an EU-US agreement; (2) an EU-Canada agreement; and (3) an EUArmenia/Georgia/Moldova agreement. This is done with a computational model of the global economy. The trade agreements are modeled...
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The economic impact of Trans-Pacific partnership : what have we learned from CGE simulation?
Gilbert, John P.; Furusawa, Taiji; Scollay, Robert D. J. - 2016
The Trans-Pacific-Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, if successfully implemented, will liberalize trade between the US, Japan and ten other Asia-Pacific economies, making it one of the largest regional agreements ever seen. The prospect of a comprehensive trade agreement spanning the Pacific...
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