Does ASEAN Freer Trade Benefit Malaysia?

Jamal Othman and Jafari Yaghoob

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Abstract: This paper examines the impact of intra-ASEAN trade liberalization (AFTA) using a multi-country, computable general equilibrium model (GTAP Model) with special focus on Malaysia. The study considers the full elimination of intra-ASEAN import taxes and export subsidies. Results suggest that Malaysia‟s GDP would only increase marginally while the effects on the individual commodity sectors in the country differ substantially.

Keywords: ASEAN Free Trade (AFTA); GTAP; CGE Trade Model; AFTA Impacts on Malaysia; Trade liberalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D58 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06-02
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