External trade diversion, exclusion incentives and the nature of preferential trade agreements
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- 作者：Paul Missiosa ; 1 ; pmissios@ryerson.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Kamal Saggib ; 2 ; kamal.saggi@vanderbilt.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Halis Murat Yildiza ; 3 ; hyildiz@ryerson.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：F11 ; F12
- 刊名：Journal of International Economics
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：99
- 期：Complete
- 页码：105-119
- 全文大小：527 K
文摘
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• A free trade agreement (FTA) is more flexible than a customs union (CU).
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• The exclusion incentive of a CU is relatively stronger.
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• The formation of either type of PTA causes external trade diversion.
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• Such trade diversion induces the non-member to lower its external tariffs.
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• While the pursuit of CUs prevents free trade, the pursuit of FTAs does not.