Publication: Trade Policy Options for Chile : Importance of Market Access
Date
2002-01
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2002-01
Author(s)
Harrison, Glenn W.
Rutherford, Thomas F.
Tarr, David G.
Abstract
This article uses a multi sector, multi
county, computable general equilibrium model to examine
Chile's strategy of 'additive regionalism'
negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with all of its
significant trading partners. Taking Chile regional
arrangements bilaterally, only its agreements with Northern
partners provide sufficient market access to overcome trade
diversion costs. Due to preferential market access, however,
additive regionalism is likely to provide Chile with gains
that are many multiples of the static welfare gains from
unilateral free trade. At least one partner country loses
from each of the regional agreements considered, and
excluded countries as a group always lose. Gains to the
world from global free trade are estimated to be vastly
larger than gains from any of the regional arrangements.
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“Harrison, Glenn W.; Rutherford, Thomas F.; Tarr, David G.. 2002. Trade Policy Options for Chile : Importance of Market Access. World Bank Economic Review. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17188 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”
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