Asymmetric Economic Integration : Size Characteristics of Economies, Trade Costs and Welfare

by Snorri Thomas Snorrason

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Theory of Trade Agreements and Economic Integration, Size of Economics, Trade Costs and Economic Welfare -- 3 An Empirical Analysis of the Size Characteristics of Economies -- 4 An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Trade Costs on Trade Flows and Welfare: Country Size and PTA Implications -- 5 A Cross-Section Analysis of Size Classification and the Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements -- 6 A Panel data Analysis of Size Classification and the Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements -- 7 Summary and Conclusions -- 8 Appendices -- References -- Subject Index

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Snorrason, Snorri Thomas
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Imprint: Physica
Subject:	Wirtschaftsintegration \| Economic integration \| Handelspräferenzen \| Trade preferences \| Landesgröße \| Country size \| Transportkosten \| Transport costs \| Allgemeines Gleichgewicht \| General equilibrium \| Wohlfahrtsanalyse \| Welfare analysis \| Theorie \| Theory \| Gravitationsmodell \| Gravity model \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Welt \| World \| Offene Volkswirtschaft \| Größe \| Handelsabkommen \| Präferenzsystem \| Wohlfahrtseffekt \| Wirtschaftliche Integration \| Asymmetrie \| 1990-2005
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [d-nb.info] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] ; Description [deposit.dnb.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (XX, 202 p. 2 illus, digital)
Series:	Contributions to Economics SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Asymmetric Economic Integration; Size Characteristics of Economies, Trade Costs and Welfare; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acronyms; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Foundations of the Analysis of the Welfare Effects of PTAs; 1.2 The Welfare Effects of PTAs and Trade Costs; 1.3 The Welfare Effects of PTAs and the Size of Countries; 1.4 Plan of the Book; Chapter 2: The Theory of Trade Agreements, Economic Integration, Size of Economies, Trade Costs and Welfare; 2.1 Preferential Trade Agreements; 2.1.1 PTAs and Regional Trade Agreements; 2.1.2 The GATT and the WTO 2.2 The Theory of Economic Integration2.2.1 Defining Economic Integration; 2.2.2 The Traditional Welfare Analysis of Economic Integration; 2.3 The General Equilibrium Analysis of Economic Integration; 2.3.1 The Theory of Second Best; 2.3.2 The Transfer Payment Principle; 2.3.3 Welfare Comparisons; 2.3.4 Welfare Comparisons in Economic Integration; 2.3.5 Conclusions; 2.4 Trade Costs, Economic Integration and Welfare; 2.4.1 Defining Trade Costs; 2.4.2 Transportation Costs; 2.4.3 Tariff Barriers; 2.4.4 Non-Tariff Barriers; 2.4.5 Trade Costs and Economic Welfare 2.4.6 Welfare Comparison with Consumer Distortions2.5 The Impact of Size on the Characteristics of Economies; 2.5.1 The Analysis of the Size of Economies; 2.5.2 The Particular Characteristics of Small Economies; 2.5.2.1 Openness to International Trade; 2.5.2.2 Exports; 2.5.2.3 Export Concentration and Trading Partners; 2.5.2.4 Import Variety; 2.5.2.5 Trade Vulnerability; 2.5.2.6 The Public Sector; 2.5.2.7 Economic Performance; 2.5.3 Trade Costs and the Size of Economies; 2.5.3.1 The Size of Economies and Productivity; 2.5.3.2 The Size of Economies and International Trade 2.5.4 Economic Integration and the Size of Economies2.5.5 Welfare Comparisons with Production Distortions; 2.5.6 Conclusions; 2.6 Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 3: An Empirical Analysis of the Size Characteristics of Economies; 3.1 Measuring the Size of Economies; 3.2 The Impact of Country Size: Data Sources and Methodology; 3.2.1 Data Sources; 3.2.2 The Choice of Benchmark Year; 3.2.3 The Cross-Section Data Analysis; 3.2.4 The Panel Data Analysis; 3.2.5 The E45 Data Set; 3.2.6 The W218 Data Set; 3.3 The Construction of a Size Classification of Economies; 3.3.1 Classification of Size 3.4 The Size Characteristics of Economies3.4.1 Openness to International Trade; 3.4.2 Output and Export Diversification; 3.4.3 Exports; 3.4.4 Trading Partners; 3.4.5 Import Variety; 3.4.6 Trade Vulnerability; 3.4.7 The Size of the Public Sector; 3.4.8 Economic Performance; 3.5 An Empirical Investigation of the Size Characteristics of Economies; 3.5.1 The Impact of Country Size on Openness to Trade; 3.5.2 The Impact of Country Size on the Importance and Share of Exports; 3.5.3 The Impact of Country Size on the Number and Importance of Trading Partners 3.5.4 The Impact of Country Size on Import Variety
ISBN:	978-3-7908-2861-0 ; 978-3-7908-2860-3
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-7908-2861-0 [DOI]
Classification:	Internationale Wirtschaftsorganisationen
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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