Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia

Ganeshan Wignaraja

No 442, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It finds that firm-heterogeneity matters in RTA use. Acquiring knowledge about RTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership of industrial clusters affect the likelihood of RTA use at firm-level. A lack of information about RTAs and the absence of RTAs with major trading partners explain non-use of RTAs. Key policy implications include the need to improve business support for RTAs, to conclude RTAs with major trading partners, and to create a database on preference use in RTAs.

Keywords: regional trade agreements; regional trade enterprises; trade southeast asia; asian noodle bowl effect; asian regional economic integration; free trade agreements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F14 F15 O31 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2013-10-29
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