Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia
The thesis examines the impacts of the South Asian free trade agreement (SAFTA) on trade, productivity, and welfare of the member countries. When theoretically relevant variables are controlled for, it is found that the agreement is not effective in creating intra-regional trade flows and improving...
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Curtin University
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39 |
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| author | Islam, Amirul |
| author_facet | Islam, Amirul |
| author_sort | Islam, Amirul |
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| description | The thesis examines the impacts of the South Asian free trade agreement (SAFTA) on trade, productivity, and welfare of the member countries. When theoretically relevant variables are controlled for, it is found that the agreement is not effective in creating intra-regional trade flows and improving productivity of the region. India and Nepal gain welfare in the long run, while the others lose. Deeper integration, embracing factor flows, is required to make the agreement fruitful. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| language | English |
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| publisher | Curtin University |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-392017-02-20T06:42:17Z Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia Islam, Amirul The thesis examines the impacts of the South Asian free trade agreement (SAFTA) on trade, productivity, and welfare of the member countries. When theoretically relevant variables are controlled for, it is found that the agreement is not effective in creating intra-regional trade flows and improving productivity of the region. India and Nepal gain welfare in the long run, while the others lose. Deeper integration, embracing factor flows, is required to make the agreement fruitful. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Islam, Amirul Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia |
| title | Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia |
| title_full | Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia |
| title_fullStr | Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia |
| title_short | Trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in South Asia |
| title_sort | trade, productivity and welfare effects of regional integration in south asia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39 |