Sensitive Sectors in Free Trade Agreements

This paper documents the presence of "sensitive sectors" in Free Trade Agreements, defined as sectors for which the within-FTA tariffs remain positive. The paper includes some brief theoretical discussion of the welfare implications of these, but the main emphasis is on reporting two measu...

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Main Author: Alan V. Deardorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy 2018-12-01
Series:East Asian Economic Review
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.11644/KIEP.EAER.2018.22.4.349