Regionalism or Multilateralism? : A Political Economy Choice /
This paper provides a political economy analysis of the incentives underpinning a country's decision to enter a regional trade agreement when a multilateral free trade agreement is available, and of how entering a regional trade agreement affects the incentives to pursue multilateral trade libe...
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| Формат: | Журнал |
| Мова: | English |
| Опубліковано: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2008.
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| Серія: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2008/065 |
| Онлайн доступ: | Full text available on IMF |
| Резюме: | This paper provides a political economy analysis of the incentives underpinning a country's decision to enter a regional trade agreement when a multilateral free trade agreement is available, and of how entering a regional trade agreement affects the incentives to pursue multilateral trade liberalization. Taking into account the influence exerted by organized interest groups in the formation of trade agreements, we derive a formal condition under which a regional trade agreement is preferred to a multilateral one. Furthermore, we show that a country's decision to enter a regional trade agreement unambiguously undermines the incentives towards multilateral trade liberalization. |
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| Фізичний опис: | 1 online resource (26 pages) |
| Формат: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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