possibly generate some trade-chilling effects. They review characteristics of existing preferential trade agreements with … preferentialism on intra-regional trade flows focuses on the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), with the aim of providing a rough estimate …

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on regionalism. The formation of regional trade agreements … has been, by far, the most popular form of reciprocal trade liberalization in the past 15 years. The discriminatory … character of these agreements has raised three main concerns: that trade diversion would be rampant, because special interest …

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's trade performance over the past two decades has been disappointing …. Efforts to boost trade through a plethora of regional trade agreements (RTAs) are underway. This study examines the potential … contribution of regional trade agreements, as well as trade facilitation improvements, in enhancing the development prospects of …

As preferential trade agreements are growing in number and depth, assessment of their economic impacts has become more … important to inform policy-makers facing a multitude of potential preferential trade agreements. This paper provides novel ex … ante estimates of the impacts of two key preferential trade agreements currently negotiated by Indonesia, the largest …

ramp up its exports, including products that would broaden trade complementarity and enhance intra-industry trade, and … improve its trade standards and trade-handling capacity. A bilateral Free Trade Agreement would lift Bangladesh's exports to … numbers, based on existing trade patterns, represent a lower bound of the potential increase in Bangladesh's exports arising …

Armenia of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, as well as further regional or multilateral … trade policy commitments. The analysis finds that such an agreement with the European Union will likely result in … sources of the gains are: (i) trade facilitation and reduction in border costs; (ii) services liberalization; and (iii …

trade integration of the Arab world. Further integrating Arab countries among themselves and opening up the region to the … ambitious trade agenda in the context of the Pan-Arab Free Trade Area would be a good place to start. Although difficult and … free movement of goods within the Pan-Arab Free Trade Area, notably through the elimination of unnecessary non …

Agriculture including food products is of particular interest for Ukraine. However, in free trade agreements involving … sectors. This paper employs the standard Global Trade Analysis Project model in order to assess how World Trade Organization … within Ukrainian agriculture. The results indicate that, due to trade liberalization, Ukraine can expect gains from a more …

An important question in the design of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) covering services is to what … extent nonmembers benefit from the trade preferences that are negotiated among members. This question is resolved through …

With free trade areas (FTAs) under negotiation between Japan and the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) members and between … unnecessary costs. Using EU trade under the Generalized System of Preferences with Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific partners, the …