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Preferential Trade Liberalization: The Traditional Theory and New Developments
Abstract
This paper begins by systematically developing the “static” theory of preferential trade areas (PTAs) and showing that neither a large volume of initial intra-union trade nor geographical proximity can serve as a guide to welfare enhancing PTAs. The paper then discusses the modern literature addressing welfare effects of simultaneous division of the world into many PTAs, the impact of the decision to form a PTA on external tariffs and the “dynamic” time-path question of whether PTAs are building blocks or stumbling blocks towards multilateral freeing of trade. A final section discusses key theoretical considerations in the empirical evaluation of PTAs.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Panagariya, A.
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2000-06-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 287-331
- ISSN
- 0022-0515 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2035879880
- Cited by
- 598
- References
- 44
- FWCI
- 70.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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