Does It Matter Who You Sign With? Comparing the Impacts of North-South and South-South Trade Agreements on Bilateral Trade

Does It Matter Who You Sign With? Comparing the Impacts of North-South and South-South Trade Agreements on Bilateral Trade

Free trade agreements lead to a rise in bilateral trade regardless of whether the signatories are developed or developing countries. Furthermore, the percentage increase in bilateral trade is higher for South-South agreements than for North-South a...

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Main Authors: Behar, Alberto, Cirera i Criville, Laia
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE VALUE
AGGREGATE TRADE
AGRICULTURE
BARRIERS TO IMPORTS
BILATERAL TRADE
BLOC TRADE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CHANGES IN TRADE
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMON MARKET
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITION FRAMEWORK
COMPETITION POLICY
CONSUMERS
COST REDUCTIONS
COUNTRY DUMMIES
CURRENCY
CURRENCY UNION
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNION
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMIC SIZE
ECONOMIC THEORY
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EUROPEAN UNION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TARIFF
EXTERNAL TARIFFS
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
FREE TRADE AREAS
FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION
FREE TRADE ZONES
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL TRADE
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY MODEL
GRAVITY MODELS
HARMONIZATION
IMPACT OF TRADE
INEQUALITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
INTERNAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LIBERALIZATIONS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MARKET ACCESS
MATURE MARKETS
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
MULTIPLIERS
NATIONAL INCOME
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTPUT
PARTICULAR COUNTRIES
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS
PROTECTIONIST
REAL GDP
RED TAPE
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
REGIONALISM
REGIONALIZATION
RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
SIGNATORY COUNTRIES
TARIFF SCHEDULES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIER
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE CONCESSIONS
TRADE COSTS
TRADE CREATION
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE EFFECTS
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MORE
TRADE PARTNERS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY REFORMS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADE VOLUMES
TRADING BLOCS
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
TRANSPORT COSTS
UTILITY FUNCTION
VOLUME OF TRADE
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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