Can trade agreements curtail trade creation and prevent trade diversion?

Juyoung Cheong, Do Won Kwak, Kam Ki Tang

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Abstract

This paper investigates how pre-existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs) dilute the trade creation effect and shield the trade diversion effect of new PTAs. Countries having pre-existing PTAs enjoy smaller gains in intra-bloc trade because of the dilution effect and experience smaller losses or even gains in extra-bloc trade because of the shielding effect. The findings support the proposition that PTAs could be used to fend off future trade diversion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-238
Number of pages18
JournalReview of International Economics
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 May 1
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Development

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