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Open Regionalism in a World of Continental Trade Blocs

Author : Mr.Jeffrey A. Frankel

Publisher : International Monetary Fund

Page : 18 pages

File Size : 21,73 MB

Release : 1998-02-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 145184266X

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Continental trade blocs are emerging in many parts of the world almost in tandem. If trade blocs are required to satisfy the McMillan criterion of not lowering trade volume with outside countries, they have to engage in a dramatic reduction of trade barriers against non-member countries. That may not be politically feasible. On the other hand, in a world of simultaneous continental trade blocs, an open regionalism in which trade blocs undertake relatively modest external liberalization can usually produce Pareto improvement.



Continental Trading Blocs

Author : Richard Gibb

Publisher :

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 18,42 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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Regional specialists systematically examine the topic of economic regionalism along with its wider theoretical and empirical perspectives. Analyzes some of the arguments and issues surrounding trading bloc formation, particularly whether regionalism is a result of, or a response to, a major change in the nature of contemporary capitalism. Explores the character, structure and components of existing trading bloc arrangements. Reviews the prospects and potential for NAFTA and concludes by gathering together the many conflicting trends evident in the regionalism versus multilateralism debate.



Regionalism in Trade Policy

Author : Arvind Panagariya

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 26,80 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9789810238421

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Trade diversion and the creation of complicated and discriminatory tariff regimes with increased tariffs for non-member countries - the consequences of PTAs - are likely to undermine the multilateral trading system."--Jacket.



The Regionalization of the World Economy

Author : Jeffrey A. Frankel

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 18,37 MB

Release : 2007-12-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0226260224

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Regional economic arrangements such as free trade areas (FTAs), customs unions, and currency blocs, have become increasingly prevalent in the world economy. Both pervasive and controversial, regionalization has some economists optimistic about the opportunities it creates and others fearful that it may corrupt fragile efforts to encourage global free trade. Including both empirical and theoretical studies, this volume addresses several important questions: Why do countries adopt FTAs and other regional trading arrangements? To what extent have existing regional arrangements actually affected patterns of trade? What are the welfare effects of such arrangements? Several chapters explore the economic effects of regional arrangements on patterns of trade, either on price differentials or via the gravity model on bilateral trade flows. In addition, this book examines the theoretical foundation of the gravity model. Making extensive use of the gravity model of bilateral trade, several chapters explore the economic effects of regional arrangements. In addition, this book examines the theoretical foundation of the gravity model.



Multilateralizing Regionalism

Author : Richard Baldwin

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 743 pages

File Size : 44,15 MB

Release : 2009-02-19

Category : Law

ISBN : 1139475398

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Regional trade agreements (RTAs) have proliferated around the world in the past two decades, and now nearly all members of the WTO are party to at least one. Besides tariffs and rules of origin regulating trade in goods, many RTAs now include provisions on services, investments, technical barriers to trade and competition rules, as well as a host of issues not directly related to trade. The geographic reach of RTAs is expanding, with transcontinental agreements spreading forcefully alongside intra-regional agreements. 'Multilateralizing Regionalism' was the title of a major conference held from 10–12 September 2007 at the WTO in Geneva. Brought together in this publication, the conference papers achieve two things. First, they marshall detailed, new empirical work on the nature of the 'Spaghetti Bowl' and the problems it poses for the multilateral trade system. Second, they contribute fresh and creative thinking on how to 'tame the tangle' of regional trade agreements.



Regionalism in Global Trade

Author : Dilip K. Das

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 26,99 MB

Release : 2004-01-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9781845421458

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This comprehensive book addresses one of the most important aspects of international trade, namely, regional trade and regional integration agreements (RIAs). The focus of intense global interest and debate over the last decade, RIAs have become an integr



Open Regionalism

Author : C. Fred Bergsten

Publisher :

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 27,83 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Free trade

ISBN :

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Handbook of Deep Trade Agreements

Author : Aaditya Mattoo

Publisher : World Bank Publications

Page : 768 pages

File Size : 39,9 MB

Release : 2020-09-23

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1464815542

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Deep trade agreements (DTAs) cover not just trade but additional policy areas, such as international flows of investment and labor and the protection of intellectual property rights and the environment. Their goal is integration beyond trade or deep integration. These agreements matter for economic development. Their rules influence how countries (and hence, the people and firms that live and operate within them) transact, invest, work, and ultimately, develop. Trade and investment regimes determine the extent of economic integration, competition rules affect economic efficiency, intellectual property rights matter for innovation, and environmental and labor rules contribute to environmental and social outcomes. This Handbook provides the tools and data needed to analyze these new dimensions of integration and to assess the content and consequences of DTAs. The Handbook and the accompanying database are the result of collaboration between experts in different policy areas from academia and other international organizations, including the International Trade Centre (ITC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and World Trade Organization (WTO).