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Tariff liberalization in the RCEP trade agreement and impact on India's automobile industry : an applied general equilibrium analysis
Narayanan, Badri; Sen, Rahul; Srivastava, Sadhana - 2019
Although India has been experiencing a significant trade deficit with respect to RCEP members, and therefore likely to … be extremely cautious in terms of committing to any tariff liberalization under a formal RCEP agreement. This is mainly … due to the fear that cheaper imports through RCEP will be bad for India's domestic import competing producers and generate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992422
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392352
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392362
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Gearing the Philippines for ASEAN economic community
Alburo, Florian A. - 2015
This paper argues that the way for the Philippines to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is not through ASEAN but through the world. Being good neighbors will define the AEC and how the Philippines fits into it-not necessarily in the way it was planned. Of the 4 pillars underlying the AEC, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373317
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From spaghetti bowl to jigsaw puzzle? : addressing the disarray in the world trade system
Menon, Jayant - 2014
The rise of mega-regionals such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Trans … system. But is this even likely? The difficulties of free trade agreement (FTA) consolidation at the regional level are well … are negotiated, reference erosion sets in, reducing the resistance of FTA partners to multilateralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281410
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Do trade facilitation provisions in regional trade agreements matter? : impact on trade costs and multilateral spillovers
Duval, Yann; Neufeld, Nora; Utoktham, Chorthip - 2016
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011567449
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Trade policy uncertainty and the WTO
Groppo, Valeria; Piermartini, Roberta - 2014 - Manuscript date: 19 December 2014
Do WTO commitments reduce the risk of trade policy reversals? To address this question, we rely on the theoretical model of varying cooperative tariffs by Bagwell and Staiger (1990) to specify our empirical model for the probability of a tariff increase. We then study how WTO tariff commitments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462834
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Trade policy uncertainty and the WTO
Groppo, Valeria; Piermartini, Roberta - 2014
Do WTO commitments reduce the risk of trade policy reversals? To address this question, we rely on the theoretical model of varying cooperative tariffs by Bagwell and Staiger (1990) to specify our empirical model for the probability of a tariff increase. We then study how WTO tariff commitments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462864
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Services trade and policy
Francois, Joseph F.; Hoekman, Bernard M. - 2009
Since the mid-1980s a substantial body of research has taken shape on trade in services. Much of this is inspired by the WTO or regional trade agreements, especially the EU. However, an increasing number of papers focus on the impacts of unilateral services sector liberalization. The literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009239689
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Trade policy uncertainty and the WTO
Groppo, Valeria; Piermartini, Roberta - 2014 - Manuscript date: 19 December 2014
Do WTO commitments reduce the risk of trade policy reversals? To address this question, we rely on the theoretical model of varying cooperative tariffs by Bagwell and Staiger (1990) to specify our empirical model for the probability of a tariff increase. We then study how WTO tariff commitments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882818