Preferential Trade Agreements and Their Role in World Trade
The author investigates the effects of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on bilateral trade flows using a comprehensive database of PTAs in force and a detailed matrix of world trade. He shows that total trade between PTA partners is a poor proxy for preferential trade (trade in tariff lines wher...
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Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7129768/preferential-trade-agreements-role-world-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9012 |