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Are Free Trade Agreements contagious? [PDF]
Journal of International Economics, 2012 Abstract This paper tests the hypothesis that the domino-like spread of regionalism is partly driven by ‘defensive’ FTAs, i.e. FTAs signed to reduce discrimination created by third-nation FTAs. A theory-based measure is used to test contagion against alternative determinants of regionalism.
Richard Baldwin, Dany Jaimovich
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Free-trade agreements: challenges for global health [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2015 In this study new free-trade agreements are discussed, which are based on the breaking down of tariff and technical barriers and normally exclude most of the poorest countries in the world.
Helena Ribeiro
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Reciprocity in Free Trade Agreements. [PDF]
, 2003 We use detailed trade, tariff, and income data for countries involved in 91 trade agreements negotiated since 1980 to test for reciprocity in free trade agreements. The results offer strong evidence of reciprocity in North-North and South-South free trade agreements, but there is little empirical support for reciprocity in North-South trade agreements.
Freund, Caroline, Caroline Freund
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Implications of bilateral free trade agreements on access to medicines [PDF]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2006 The TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) mandated the introduction of protection of intellectual property rights, notably patents, for pharmaceutical products.
Correa Carlos María
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The free trade agreements of North America [PDF]
Međunarodni Problemi, 2023 The definition of North America as a sub-region of the New World from the end of the Cold War to the post-Cold War era is still a perennial problem. The paper focuses on the analysis of the status of three countries in North America during the period ...
Ivan Dujić
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FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS IN THE WORLD TRADE SYSTEM: BENEFITS AND MODELS
Фінансово-кредитна діяльність: проблеми теорії та практики, 2022 It is indicated that one of the characteristic features of the modern trade system is the rapid growth of the number of regional trade agreements, which, in turn, causes asymmetry in the dominance of regional cross-border trade rules over multilateral ...
Тетяна Циганкова +5 more
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Does revealed comparative advantage matter in the gravity of FTAs? [PDF]
Journal of International Logistics and Trade, 2023 Purpose – This study attempts to recognize the effects of the Pakistan–China free trade agreements (PCFTA) on promoting trade between the two economies. Design/methodology/approach – Following the concept of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) and free ...
Arsalan Ahmed +3 more
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The Slow Demise Of The Most Favoured Nation
Prophetic Law Review, 2021 The Most Favoured Nation Treatment (MFN) is the founding principle of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor The World Trade Organisation.
Frances Annmarie Duffy
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SERVICES IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS [PDF]
, 2009 AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionForm and ContentRegional characteristics of formNegative-list versus positive-list approach — ContentsThe GATS template versus the NAFTA TemplateDomestic RegulationMarket Access and National TreatmentComparison Between Bilateral and Multiple Member AgreementsRules of OriginOverall ...
Ochiai, Ryo +2 more
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Institutions and Free Trade Agreements as Determinants of Trade Potential of India: a Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model Analysis [PDF]
Statistika: Statistics and Economy JournalThis study examines how institutions and free trade agreements affect India's actual export and import potential using a panel data set of 40 nations for the years 2000–2022.
Naseer Ul Hassan +2 more
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