How Effective Is The Free Trade Agreement in South Asia? An Empirical Investigation

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How Effective Is The Free Trade Agreement in South Asia? An Empirical Investigation

We investigate the efficacy of preferential trade liberalization in changing the observed trade pattern among the South Asian countries that have entered into the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). Although in its nascent stage, some data are now available to provide an ex-post evaluation of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Islam, A., Bloch, Harry, Salim, Ruhul
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2014
Subjects:	international trade flows gravity model of trade South Asia free-trade agreement
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36292

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