dummy are similar in size to those of the FTA dummy. This implies that establishing an EPA office in a country is equivalent … to signing an FTA with that country. In addition, we find that EPA’s effects are larger for manufactured products than …

(FTAs) on ASEAN-Korea FTA/ASEAN-China FTA utilization in Thai exports in 2011. Our careful empirical analysis suggests that … relatively positive role in not seriously discouraging firms’ use of multiple FTA schemes. On the other hand, the harmonization …

). We first estimate the propensity score for firms’ use of FTA schemes, and find that larger firms are more likely to … participate. Then, by conducting matching analysis using the propensity scores, we find that the use of FTA schemes does not …

In this paper, we examine the roles of firm size in the use of FTA schemes in exporting and importing. Also, it is … investigated as to whether FTA users in importing (exporting) are more likely to use FTA schemes in exporting (importing). To do … that, we employed a unique survey in which the detailed information on FTA use is available for Japanese affiliates in …

In this paper, we conducted an empirical investigation into the determinants of FTA utilization in exports from Taiwan … then estimated the equation for the determinants of FTA utilization by introducing an inverse of the Mills ratio estimated … in the selection equation. The findings are that, as usual, the FTA rates are more likely to be utilized for products …

FTAs by employing the data on FTA utilization in Japanese affiliates in ASEAN. As a result, we do not find a robust linear …

In this paper, we empirically investigate the effect of diagonal cumulation on free trade agreement (FTA) utilization … by exploring Thai exports to Japan under two kinds of FTA schemes. While the one scheme adopts bilateral cumulation, the …

Trade Agreement (hereafter FTA) and monetary union. FTA has already been realized in the form of the Closer Economic …

its procurements’ origins are, the more likely it is to utilize an FTA scheme in its exporting. Second, affiliates … are clear differences in FTA utilization depending on affiliates’ locations and sectors. These results afford a clue to … the reasons for the low FTA utilization in East Asia. …