抄録
RTAs are generally formed without any tariff concessions or transfers to nonmember countries. Can such an RTA benefit nonmembers' welfare? In a two-good three-country competitive equilibrium model in the absence of an entrepôt, an RTA without concessions to a nonmember will hurt nonmembers' welfare when goods are normal. If one of the member countries is an entrepôt, however, it definitely improves nonmembers' welfare. In a three-good three-country model, an RTA without concessions damages the nonmember's welfare, provided that all the goods are normal and substitutes, and that initial tariff levels are small.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 912-922 |
ページ数 | 11 |
ジャーナル | Review of International Economics |
巻 | 21 |
号 | 5 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2013 11月 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 地理、計画および開発
- 開発