Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs
Inter-regional free trade agreements (FTAs) - notably between Asia and Latin America - are growing in numbers and complexity. There is an absence of an agreed methodology for empirical assessments on the content of FTAs and little research. This paper proposes a framework to assess liberalization in...
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| author | Ganeshan Wignaraja Dorothea Ramizo Luca Burmeister |
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| description | Inter-regional free trade agreements (FTAs) - notably between Asia and Latin America - are growing in numbers and complexity. There is an absence of an agreed methodology for empirical assessments on the content of FTAs and little research. This paper proposes a framework to assess liberalization in FTAs in goods and services and new trade policy issues relating to regulatory barriers. Next, it applies this framework to studying the 22 Asia-Latin America FTAs in existence. The findings suggest that Asia-Latin American FTAs have laid the foundations for inter-regional integration by liberalizing the trade in goods and services and reducing some regulatory barriers. Deepening FTAs and adopting structural reforms will enhance Asia-Latin American integration in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c6fd22b3a024f0487e95b76846529352022-12-22T01:47:10ZengKorea Institute for International Economic PolicyEast Asian Economic Review2508-16402508-16672013-12-01174385415http://dx.doi.org/10.11644/KIEP.JEAI.2013.17.4.271Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAsGaneshan Wignaraja 0Dorothea Ramizo 1Luca Burmeister 2Asian Development Bank InstituteAsian Development BankAsian Development BankInter-regional free trade agreements (FTAs) - notably between Asia and Latin America - are growing in numbers and complexity. There is an absence of an agreed methodology for empirical assessments on the content of FTAs and little research. This paper proposes a framework to assess liberalization in FTAs in goods and services and new trade policy issues relating to regulatory barriers. Next, it applies this framework to studying the 22 Asia-Latin America FTAs in existence. The findings suggest that Asia-Latin American FTAs have laid the foundations for inter-regional integration by liberalizing the trade in goods and services and reducing some regulatory barriers. Deepening FTAs and adopting structural reforms will enhance Asia-Latin American integration in the future.http://dx.doi.org/10.11644/KIEP.JEAI.2013.17.4.271Regional Economic IntegrationFree Trade AgreementsDeep IntegrationSingapore IssuesRegulatory BarriersAsia-Latin AmericaFree Trade Agreements |
| spellingShingle | Ganeshan Wignaraja Dorothea Ramizo Luca Burmeister Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs East Asian Economic Review Regional Economic Integration Free Trade Agreements Deep Integration Singapore Issues Regulatory Barriers Asia-Latin America Free Trade Agreements |
| title | Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs |
| title_full | Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs |
| title_short | Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs |
| title_sort | assessing liberalization and deep integration in ftas a study of asia latin american ftas |
| topic | Regional Economic Integration Free Trade Agreements Deep Integration Singapore Issues Regulatory Barriers Asia-Latin America Free Trade Agreements |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.11644/KIEP.JEAI.2013.17.4.271 |
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