A strategic and welfare theoretic analysis of free trade areas

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-27

  Bond, Eric W ^a   Riezman, Raymond G ^b   Syropoulos, Constantinos ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free trade areas; Kemp Wan tariff adjustments; Regionalism; Strategic interactions; Welfare

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE AREA; TARIFF STRUCTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 12144273930     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(03)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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