Determinants of Staging Categories for the Tariff Elimination in the FTA Negotiations

Nakgyoon Choi ()
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Nakgyoon Choi: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

No 09-1, Working Papers from Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Abstract: Abstract The East Asian countries including Korea, China, and Japan were latecomers in FTA negotiations, beginning to consider the FTA policies since the late 1990s. This study analyzes the determinants of staging categories for the tariff elimination in FTA negotiations of East Asian countries, using a probit model. It is crucial for the successful completion of the FTA negotiations for goods to set up the product scope for tariff elimination and the exclusion list in the tariff schedule in order to maximize the national economic welfare. The empirical results indicate that the East Asian countries were not losers in determining the staging categories consistent with the pre-negotiation expectations.

Keywords: Economic Integration; FTA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2009-04-10
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