Safta: Living in a World of Regional Trade Agreements

February 1, 2007

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Jose Daniel Rodríguez-Delgado. Safta: Living in a World of Regional Trade Agreements, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed September 21, 2024

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Summary

The paper evaluates the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) within the global structure of overlapping regional trade agreements (RTAs) using a modified gravity equation. First, it examines the effects of the Trade Liberalization Program which started in 2006. SAFTA would have a minor effect on regional trade flows and the impact on custom duties would be a manageable fiscal shock for most members. Second, the paper ranks the trade effects of other potential RTAs for individual South Asian countries and SAFTA: RTAs with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU) dominate one with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Subject: Imports, International trade, North American Free Trade Agreement, Tariffs, Taxes, Trade balance, Trade barriers

Keywords: Imports, India-Sri Lanka FTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, RTAs, SAFTA, SAFTA member, SAFTA tariff, SAFTA trade effect, SAFTA vis-à-vis, South Asia, Tariffs, Trade balance, Trade barriers, Trade creation, Trade diversion, Trade Liberalization, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

25
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2007/023
Stock No:

WPIEA2007023
ISBN:

9781451865875
ISSN:

1018-5941

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