Determinants of regional trade agreement utilisation: Evidence from multiple import countries in Asia

Kuo‐I Chang, Kazunobu Hayakawa, Nuttawut Laksanapanyakul, Dionisius Narjoko, Ju Hyun Pyun and Francis Quimba

The World Economy, 2022, vol. 45, issue 6, 1713-1736

Abstract: This study empirically examines the determinants of the utilisation of regional trade agreements (RTAs). We employ RTA utilisation data with rich country variations in 6 importing and 16 exporting countries in Asia. Then, we compute an ‘RTA utilisation rate’, which is defined as the share of imports under RTA regimes out of total imports of RTA‐eligible products. Finally, the RTA utilisation rate is regressed at a country‐pair–product level on various elements. Our major findings are as follows. Similar to existing studies, this study determines higher RTA utilisation rate when the preference margin is larger, the exporter's international competitiveness is higher, or the importer's demand is greater. Furthermore, we reveal that the RTA utilisation rate is higher when exporting products are finished products. However, it is lower when the presence of foreign‐owned firms in the importing country is greater.

Date: 2022
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