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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Free Trade Agreement (FTA)"”.
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The U.S. - Colombia free trade agreement - A historical placement of the FTA
There is a pending free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States (U.S.) and Colombia in U.S. Congress. The FTA aims to promote regional economic prosperity. This FTA should be redone as it will not achieve either of these goals. The FTA will cause an increase in drug production, violence, …
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The Canada-U.S. free trade agreement and the auto pact: a history of the automotive provisions and an examination of the state of the Canadian automotive industry
… the Auto Pact with the U.S., which allowed duty free passage of new automotive equipment subject to certain conditions designed to protect the weaker Canadian industry. The Auto Pact was prevented by these Canadian safeguards from being a true free trade agreement (FTA), but it was an important …
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Regional and interregional economic effects of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada
Even before the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Canada came into force on January 1, 1989, a substantial body of literature had been assembled on the future agreement and its likely economic effects on both countries. Despite the large number of studies in both countries, there had …
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Potential economic implications of a U.S. – ASEAN FTA on agriculture
… Asian Nations (ASEAN) is both an agricultural trade partner of the U.S. and a key contributor to the global agricultural market. The implementation of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and ASEAN has the potential to reduce or eliminate tariffs on agricultural commodities. This …
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Icelandic companies doing business in China : cultural differences and intercultural communication
… recently, in 2013, these two countries signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It is expected that business between Iceland and China is going to increase because more companies are searching for various opportunities and looking towards China to tap into various benefits of the FTA. In this …
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Analysis of the proposed China-Asean free trade area: A gravity model and RCAI approach
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been hailed as a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) with great trade potential despite critics comment of there not been enough complementarities in the production processes of the integrating member countries. That there are two opposing views to the FTA …
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Why Renegotiation?: Renewal of the South Korea-Chile Bilateral Free Trade Agreement
… explores the motivations behind the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) renegotiation between Chile and South Korea. Existing studies have examined the reasons and outcomes of creating the initial Chile-South Korea FTA, but they have not focused on renegotiations between the two countries. A …
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Five Public Concerns Represented by Environmental Groups in the Development of Regional Free Trade Agreements: A Case Study of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
… surrounding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiations affected the formulation of the free trade agreement (FTA). More specifically, the project set out to determine if North American environmental groups successfully had public concerns addressed and codified in the …
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Impacto del TLC Perú – China en las exportaciones peruanas de harina de pescado a China durante el 2004 al 2016
… is to evaluate the impact of the Peru – China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on peruvian fishmeal exports, although all FTAs seek to strengthen trade flows between two countries – or a set of them – not necessarily both parties share the benefits equally. The research also focuses on studying six …
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Which sectors of the Icelandic economy are likely to benefit the most after the Free Trade Agreement with China?
… economy are likely to benefit the most after the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China. The fishing industry, the service sector and the manufacturing sector are very likely to benefit. Other sectors can also be affected in a positive way, especially agriculture. How the FTA will impact the …
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El impacto del tratado de libre comercio Perú-Estados Unidos en la exportación del espárrago fresco peruano a Estados Unidos: un estudio para los años 2004-2018
… fact that Peru and the United States keep the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in force since 2009, which provides the Peruvian country with benefits derived from the elimination of tariff barriers. However, some experiences form neighboring countries, like as Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, show that, …
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The development of a free trade agreement between China and New Zealand: From the perspective of the New Zealand wool industry
… under WTO rules and began negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China in 2004. New Zealand also aims to be the first country to conclude a free trade deal with China. This study will assess recent developments in Chinese-New Zealand trade and identify the potential impact on the …
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The determinants of intra-regional trade in Southern Africa
… the imminent conclusion of a Southern Africa free-trade agreement (FTA). The major question addressed in the thesis is whether trade integration is achievable and desirable. It does not take for granted that a FTA will automatically induce more trade in the region. The research focuses …
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Essays in international trade, political economy of protection and firm heterogeneity
… chapters study the effect of foreign lobbies on trade policy of a country which is a member of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). They rely on a monopolistically competitive political economy model in which the government determines external tariffs endogenously. In the first paper the effect of …
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Three essays in applied microeconomics
… two chapters study the effect of international trade in developing countries while the third chapter examines the economic condition of elderly people in the United States. In the first chapter, I study the response of manufacturing employment to the implementation of the Association of …
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International trade agreements.
In recent years, the use of the mode of regional trade liberalisation has proliferated, while the multilateral talks through the WTO have proceeded slowly, resulting in a debate on the role of bilateral and multilateral trade liberalisation. This thesis aims to provide new insights to this debate …
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Factors Influencing Australia's Dairy Product Exports to Thailand: 1980-2002
… dairy products each year. The Australia-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) started to operate in January 2005. Thailand's import tariffs on Australia's dairy products will decline to zero to 32 per cent, and be phased out by 2010 or 2020. The quotas on Australia's exports of milk powders and milk …
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Exchange Rates, Capital Controls and the Hegemon's Dilemma
… exchange rates, large and volatile capital and trade flows, and the search for safe (particularly dollar) assets by foreign investors. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction of the topics studied and methodologies used, high- lighting why the questions I tackle are relevant. Chapter 2, which is …
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Economic Impacts of the Free Trade Agreement Between the European Union and Colombia
… on the economic and social effects of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in 2012 by the European Union (EU) and Colombia. The EU - Colombia FTA is a multilateral and intra-regional trade agreement, where the developed region is represented by the EU-28 countries, and the developing …
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Economic integration of the East African community
… liberalization through assessment of the trade and welfare effects of a Preferential Trade Agreement(PTA) on its member countries. In particular, it examines the potential and actual impacts of the East African Community (EAC), which is hailed as one of the most successful PTAs in Africa …