A study case on the caveats in the measurement of FTAs effect on trade: Switzerland's free trade agreements

Artikel

This paper analyses the effect of 20 of the 31 Swiss free trade agreements (FTAs) on Swiss trade flows, using disaggregated trade data for the period between 1993 and 2014. Applying the standard gravity model of trade, the impact of each individual FTA on Swiss exports and imports is estimated. Although the descriptive evidence suggests a positive impact of most FTAs, the estimation results at the disaggregated level are inconclusive. Taking Switzerland as a case study, this work points towards important methodological difficulties in the measurement of FTA effects on trade at the disaggregated level.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Aussenwirtschaft ; ISSN: 0004-8216 ; Volume: 68 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 139-167 ; St.Gallen: Universität St.Gallen, Schweizerisches Institut für Aussenwirtschaft und Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (SIAW-HSG)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nussbaumer, Timothy
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität St.Gallen, Schweizerisches Institut für Aussenwirtschaft und Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (SIAW-HSG)
• (where): St.Gallen
• (when): 2017

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/231252
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET