Regional Agreements and Trade Services : Policy Issues

Every major regional trade agreement now has a services dimension. Is trade in services so different that there is need to modify the conclusions on preferential agreements pertaining to goods reached so far? The authors first examine the implications of unilateral policy choices in a particular services market. They then explore the economics of international cooperation and identify the circumstances in which a country is more likely to benefit from cooperation in a regional rather than multilateral forum.

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Main Authors: Mattoo, Aaditya, Fink, Carsten
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2002-06
Subjects:ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENTS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BORDER FORMALITIES, BUSINESS SERVICES, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CHANGES IN TRADE, COMMERCIAL PRESENCE, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, COMPETITIVENESS, CONCESSIONS, CONSTANT MARGINAL COSTS, CONSUMER CHOICE, CONSUMER SURPLUS, CONSUMERS, CONVERGENCE, CROSS BORDER TRADE, CROSS- BORDER TRADE, CROSS-BORDER DELIVERY, CROSS-BORDER TRADE, CROWDING OUT, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISCRIMINATORY REGULATION, DISCRIMINATORY RESTRICTIONS, DOMESTIC FIRMS, DOMESTIC IMPORTERS, DOMESTIC INDUSTRY, DOMESTIC INTEREST, DOMESTIC INTEREST GROUPS, DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, DOMESTIC REGULATIONS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EQUILIBRIUM, EXPLOITATION, EXPORTERS, FACTOR ENDOWMENTS, FACTOR MARKETS, FACTOR MOBILITY, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FIXED COSTS, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN ENTRY, FOREIGN FIRMS, FOREIGN GOODS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTOR, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS, FOREIGN PROVIDERS, FOREIGN SERVICES, FOREIGN SUPPLIER, FOREIGN SUPPLIERS, FREE ENTRY, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, FRICTIONAL BARRIERS, GATS, GLOBAL COMPETITION, GLOBAL WELFARE, HARMONIZATION, HIGH-TARIFF IMPORTS, IMPORTING COUNTRY, IMPORTS, INCOME LEVELS, INCREASED COMPETITION, INDUCING KNOWLEDGE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INTEGRATED MARKET, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS, LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE, LIBERALIZING TRADE, LICENSING PROCESS, LIMITED ENTRY, LOCAL CONTENT, LOCAL INDUSTRY, MARGINAL COST, MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION, MARGINAL PRODUCTION, MARKET ENLARGEMENT, MARKET INTEGRATION, MARKET SIZE, MARKET STRUCTURE, MFN, MULTILATERAL CONTEXT, MULTILATERAL FORUM, MULTILATERAL LEVEL, MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION, MULTILATERAL OPENING, MUTUAL RECOGNITION, MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL MARKETS, NATIONAL TREATMENT, NETWORK EXTERNALITIES, NON- MEMBER COUNTRIES, NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS, NON-PREFERENTIAL LIBERALIZATION, NON-PREFERENTIAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, NORMAL PROFITS, PARTNER COUNTRIES, PREFERENCE-GRANTING COUNTRY, PREFERENTIAL ACCESS, PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT, PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT IN SERVICES, PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENT, PREFERENTIAL BASIS, PREFERENTIAL LIBERALIZATION, PREFERENTIAL LIBERALIZATION AGREEMENTS, PREFERENTIAL REDUCTION, PREFERENTIAL SOURCES, PREFERENTIAL TARIFF, PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT, PRODUCERS, PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION, PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTION COSTS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, PROTECTIONIST INSTRUMENT, PROTECTIONIST MEASURES, QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION, QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS, QUOTA RENTS, QUOTAS, RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS, REDUCTION IN TARIFFS, REGIONAL AGREEMENT, REGIONAL AGREEMENTS, REGIONAL CONTEXT, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENT, REGIONAL LEVEL, REGIONAL MARKET, REGIONAL TRADE, REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT, REGIONALISM, REGULATORY BARRIER, REGULATORY BURDEN, REGULATORY COOPERATION, REGULATORY OBJECTIVES, REMOVING BARRIERS, RESERVE REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN, SCALE ECONOMIES, SCALE EFFECTS, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE SUPPLIERS, SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS, SERVICES SECTORS, SERVICES TRADE, SUNK COSTS, TAKEOVER, TARIFF REVENUE, TAX RATES, TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENT, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE CREATION, TRADE DIVERSION, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE IN SERVICES, TRADE POLICY, TRADE SERVICES, TRADE THEORY, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, VARIABLE COSTS, WAGES, WELFARE GAINS TRADE AGREEMENTS, SERVICE EXPORTS, PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS, POLICY FORMATION, TRADE FACILITATION, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1810072/regional-agreements-trade-services-policy-issues
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14791
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