The potential impact of Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on Malaysia's trade

Being a party to Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiation opens door of opportunities as well as challenges to Malaysia. The key concern is the involvement of the US which is feared to bring in many WTO-Plus commitments in the agreement, even though the TPPA may help to provide signifi...

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Main Authors: Alavi, Rokiah, Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Idris, Rafiq
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/48232/1/48232.pdf
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author Alavi, Rokiah
Mohd Amin, Ruzita
Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
Idris, Rafiq
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description Being a party to Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiation opens door of opportunities as well as challenges to Malaysia. The key concern is the involvement of the US which is feared to bring in many WTO-Plus commitments in the agreement, even though the TPPA may help to provide significant market in terms of penetrating to the US huge market. This study focuses on one issue in relation to Malaysia’s participation in TPPA. Will TPPA open doors of opportunities for Malaysia to obtain market access into member countries market in general and the US market in particular? If so what are the products that have got potentials in gaining the benefits? This study uses Gravity Model to assess the impact of TPPA on Malaysia’s trade in general and on the US in particular.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:482322017-12-05T04:27:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48232/ The potential impact of Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on Malaysia's trade Alavi, Rokiah Mohd Amin, Ruzita Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi Idris, Rafiq H Social Sciences (General) HF5428 Retail trade Being a party to Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiation opens door of opportunities as well as challenges to Malaysia. The key concern is the involvement of the US which is feared to bring in many WTO-Plus commitments in the agreement, even though the TPPA may help to provide significant market in terms of penetrating to the US huge market. This study focuses on one issue in relation to Malaysia’s participation in TPPA. Will TPPA open doors of opportunities for Malaysia to obtain market access into member countries market in general and the US market in particular? If so what are the products that have got potentials in gaining the benefits? This study uses Gravity Model to assess the impact of TPPA on Malaysia’s trade in general and on the US in particular. 2015 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48232/1/48232.pdf Alavi, Rokiah and Mohd Amin, Ruzita and Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi and Idris, Rafiq (2015) The potential impact of Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on Malaysia's trade. In: Academics World 2nd International Conference, 5th Sept. 2015, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.worldresearchlibrary.org/up_proc/pdf/68-144315910273-73.pdf
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title_fullStr The potential impact of Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on Malaysia's trade
title_full_unstemmed The potential impact of Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on Malaysia's trade
title_short The potential impact of Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on Malaysia's trade
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HF5428 Retail trade
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