On the Use of FTAs: A Review of Research Methodologies

Shintaro Hamanaka ()
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Shintaro Hamanaka: Asian Development Bank, Postal: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila,, Philippines, http://www.adb.org

No 113, Working Papers on Regional Economic Integration from Asian Development Bank

Abstract: There has been much confusion, rather than debate, on the use of free trade agreements (FTAs). Unfortunately, a large part of the confusion is caused by the absence of consensus on the meaning of key terms such as the "utilization rate" and "usage rate" of FTAs, and the lack of knowledge on upward or downward biases from various information sources regarding the use of FTAs. Rather than making an original empirical contribution, this article reviews existing studies on the issue and attempts to identify the relevant methodologies for assessing the use of FTAs.

Keywords: Free trade agreements (FTAs); utilization of FTAs; impacts of FTAs; margin of preference (MoP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2013-05-01
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