Liberalization of Trade in Services under ASEAN+n FTAs: A Mapping Exercise

Hikari Ishido ()
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Hikari Ishido: Chiba University

East Asian Economic Review, 2012, vol. 16, issue 2, 155-204

Abstract: This study maps out the degree of liberalization of trade in services under four ASEAN+n frameworks. After constructing a database showing the existence of limitations on market access and/or national treatment by each service sector, the studThis study maps out the degree of liberalization of trade in services under four ASEAN+n frameworks. After constructing a database showing the existence of limitations on market access and/or national treatment by each service sector, the study finds that the commitment level differs greatly between sensitive and less sensitive sectors, and that the commitment level under the ASEAN Framework Agreement (AFAS) is the highest among the four FTAs studied. It also finds that there are cross-country and sector-wide similarities in the pattern of service sector commitment under and across each of the FTAs; this implies that the shared domestic sensitivities can be overcome by a shared economic cooperation scheme for enhancing competitiveness in the ASEAN+n region.

Keywords: Trade in Services; Restrictiveness; GATS; ASEAN+n FTAs; Liberalization; Harmonization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F14 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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