 The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: Evidence for JapanTobias Ketterer (), Daniel Bernhofen () and Chris Milner Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2015, vol. 38, issue C, 31-51 Abstract: Opposing theoretical predictions about the effects of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts point to the need for empirical analysis to determine whether preferential trade agreements promote or hinder multilateral trade liberalization. This paper examines the impact of Japan’s trade preferences on its multi-lateral tariff reductions. Using detailed product level data, we find that Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) acted as a stumbling block for the country’s external tariff liberalization during the Uruguay Round of multi-lateral trade negotiations. Keywords: Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences; Japan’s Most Favoured Nation Tariff changes during the Uruguay Round (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jjieco:v:38:y:2015:i:c:p:31-51 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.001 Access Statistics for this article Journal of the Japanese and International Economies is currently edited by Takeo Hoshi More articles in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies from Elsevier |
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