Free Trade Agreements in the Asia Pacific

Edited by Christopher Findlay and Shujiro Urata

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated in East Asia as regional economies rush to catch up with the rest of the world — but what difference do they make? This book answers that question by providing an up-to-date assessment of the quality and impact of FTAs in the region. Featuring a collection of papers originally written for the prestigious Research Institute for Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) in Tokyo, it presents contemporary analysis and insights into the evolution of recent FTAs. The book is suitable for use by trade policy negotiators, policy analysts, and people developing business strategies in organizations, as well as graduate students and researchers in the field.

Keywords: FTAs; Foreign Direct Investment; Trade Policy; Asia Pacific; Japan; Korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
ISBN: 9789814271387
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 RULES OF ORIGIN AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALISATION IN MAJOR FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS , pp 1-27

Inkyo Cheong and Jungran Cho

Ch 2 SERVICES IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS , pp 29-80

Ryo Ochiai, Philippa Dee and Christopher Findlay

Ch 3 ANALYSIS OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS , pp 81-130

Shujiro Urata and John Sasuya

Ch 4 A COMPARISON OF THE SAFEGUARD MECHANISMS OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS , pp 131-164

Akira Kotera and Tomofumi Kitamura

Ch 5 ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: A COMPUTABLE EQUILIBRIUM MODEL APPROACH , pp 165-194

Kazutomo Abe

Ch 6 THE IMPACTS OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS ON TRADE FLOWS: AN APPLICATION OF THE GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH , pp 195-239

Shujiro Urata and Misa Okabe

Ch 7 ON THE USE OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS BY JAPANESE FIRMS , pp 241-257

Katsuhide Takahashi and Shujiro Urata

Ch 8 IMPACTS OF JAPANESE FTAs/EPAs: PRELIMINARY POST EVALUATION , pp 258-299

Mitsuyo Ando

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