The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan
Opposing theoretical predictions about the effects of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts point to the need for empirical analysis to determine whether preferential trade agreements promote or hinder multilateral trade liberalization. This paper examines the impact of Japan’s trade prefere...
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| author | Ketterer, Tobias D. Bernhofen, Daniel M. Milner, Chris |
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| description | Opposing theoretical predictions about the effects of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts point to the need for empirical analysis to determine whether preferential trade agreements promote or hinder multilateral trade liberalization. This paper examines the impact of Japan’s trade preferences on its multi-lateral tariff reductions. Using detailed product level data, we find that Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) acted as a stumbling block for the country’s external tariff liberalization during the Uruguay Round of multi-lateral trade negotiations. |
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| spelling | nottingham-298482020-05-04T17:08:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29848/ The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan Ketterer, Tobias D. Bernhofen, Daniel M. Milner, Chris Opposing theoretical predictions about the effects of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts point to the need for empirical analysis to determine whether preferential trade agreements promote or hinder multilateral trade liberalization. This paper examines the impact of Japan’s trade preferences on its multi-lateral tariff reductions. Using detailed product level data, we find that Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) acted as a stumbling block for the country’s external tariff liberalization during the Uruguay Round of multi-lateral trade negotiations. Elsevier 2015-05-22 Article PeerReviewed Ketterer, Tobias D., Bernhofen, Daniel M. and Milner, Chris (2015) The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 38 . pp. 31-51. ISSN 0889-1583 Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences; Japan’s Most Favoured Nation Tariff changes during the Uruguay Round http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889158315000234 doi:10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.001 doi:10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.001 |
| spellingShingle | Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences; Japan’s Most Favoured Nation Tariff changes during the Uruguay Round Ketterer, Tobias D. Bernhofen, Daniel M. Milner, Chris The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan |
| title | The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan |
| title_full | The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan |
| title_fullStr | The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan |
| title_short | The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan |
| title_sort | impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for japan |
| topic | Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences; Japan’s Most Favoured Nation Tariff changes during the Uruguay Round |
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