Free Trade Agreements in the Asia Pacific

The following sections are included:

• PREFACE

• CONTENTS

• OVERVIEW

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Descriptive Overviews of ROO
  • Theoretical survey on ROO
  • Descriptive analysis of ROO in major FTAs
    • ROOs in the US and EU FTAs
    • ROOs in East Asian FTAs

• Empirical Assessment of ROOs
  • Analysis on index components
  • Assessment of restrictiveness of ROO
    • Existing studies
    • Restrictiveness of ROO in FTAs by Japan and Korea

• Agricultural Liberalisation in Major FTAs
  • FTAs by Western countries
  • FTAs by Japan and Korea
  • ASEAN–China FTA

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Form and Content
  • Regional characteristics of form
  • Negative-list versus positive-list approach — Contents
  • The GATS template versus the NAFTA Template

• Domestic Regulation

• Market Access and National Treatment

• Comparison Between Bilateral and Multiple Member Agreements

• Rules of Origin

• Overall Evaluation on Liberalisation

• Summary

• Appendix

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Methodology

• Results and Discussion
  • Degrees of restrictions
  • Assessment by country
  • Types of restrictive measures
  • Restrictions on different sectors

• Concluding Remarks

• Appendix

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Bilateral and Regional Safeguard Mechanisms
  • The basic idea and structure of safeguard mechanisms
  • The intrinsic nature of bilateral and regional safeguard mechanisms
  • Analysis and evaluation of the selected safeguard mechanisms
    • Indicators for analysis and their descriptions
  • Analysis of the selected bilateral and regional safeguard mechanisms
    • NAFTA
    • EFTA
    • AFTA
    • EC–Mexico
    • Australia–New Zealand
    • US–Singapore
    • US–Australia
    • Japan–Mexico
    • Japan–Singapore
    • Korea–Chile
    • Korea–Singapore
    • China–ASEAN

• Classification of the Selected Bilateral and Regional Safeguard Mechanisms
  • No general safeguard type
  • Quasi-global safeguard type
    • WTO type
    • GATT type
    • NAFTA type
    • European type

• Final Remarks

• Appendix

• References

The following sections are included:

• The Theoretical Framework and the Simulation Model Adopted
  • Surveys on the impacts of an FTA
    • Welfare decomposition of efficiency improvement
  • Location effects and regional disparity
  • Other dynamic effects of an FTA on economic growth and welfare
  • Framework of the adopted simulation model
    • Computable equilibrium models and their advantage
  • Accumulation effect measured by a CGE model
  • The global trade analysis project model
  • The plan for simulations in this paper

• The Simulations of Japan's Existing and Future Bilateral FTAs
  • Trade and tariff structures of the three countries of Japan's existing FTAs
  • Details of simulations and technical assumptions
  • Macroeconomic impacts
  • Impacts on sectors

• Simulations of the Future Scenarios of Japan's FTAs
  • Static simulation
  • Results of static simulation
  • Dynamic simulations: Model structures and assumptions
  • Results of dynamic simulation: Baseline scenario
  • Alternative scenarios: Expediting formation of Japan's FTAs
  • Alternative scenarios: An FTA with the United States and liberalising agriculture

• Implications of the Study and Remaining Research Issues
  • Implications of the study
  • Remaining research issues

• Appendix 1: Simplified Framework for Welfare Analysis

• Appendix 2: Baldwin Dynamic Specification

• Appendix 3: Sector and Region Aggregation

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Intra-FTA Trade Dependency for Selected FTAs

• The Impacts of FTAs on Bilateral Trade Flows: An Application of a Gravity Model
  • Brief survey of the literature
  • The model and the estimated results
    • Analysis of general FTA effects
    • Analysis of trade creation and trade diversion effects
    • Analysis of selected products

• Concluding Remarks

• Appendix: Description of the Data

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Use of FTAs by Japanese Firms: Survey Results
  • Questionnaire
  • Utilisation rate of FTAs
  • Reasons for low utilisation rate
  • Impacts of FTAs on Japanese companies
  • Attractive FTA partners

• Determinants of the Use of FTAs: An Application of the Probit Model

• Concluding Remarks

• Appendix: Characteristics of Questionnaire Respondents

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Trade and FDI with EPA Partners
  • Overview
  • Sectoral issues in Japanese trade with Mexico
    • Japanese exports to Mexico
    • Japanese imports from Mexico
  • Gravity model estimation of Japanese trade

• Effects of the Japan–Mexico EPA beyond Trade Liberalisation
  • Business environment
  • Government procurement
  • Logistics

• Conclusion

• Appendix

• References

The following sections are included:

• Index