Can Bilateral Trade Agreements Help Induce Free Trade

Raymond Riezman

Working Papers from University of Iowa, Department of Economics

Abstract: There has been growing debate about whether bilateral trade agreements are damaging multilateral efforts to eliminate barriers to international trade. This paper develops a model in which trading blocks always charge optimal tariffs and make trade agreements based on strategic considerations.

Keywords: TRADE AGREEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ECONOMIC MODELS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F12 F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 1997
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