An econometric analysis of India-Sri Lanka free trade agreement

Arbeitspapier

This paper investigates whether the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA) has had trade creation or trade diversion effects on the rest of the World. The method used resembles the one used by Romalis (2005) to study NAFTA. In order to use the variations in tariff at the product level, we use six digit HS classification of products. We construct seven panel data sets for the period 1996 to 2006. We use the commodity and time variation in the tariff preferences allowed under ISLFTA, to identify its effect on sourcing of different products from 'control country' to ISLFTA region. Using fixed effects model we find that the ISLFTA has been minimally trade creating for control countries.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: HEID Working Paper ; No. 04/2010

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Trade: General ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Economic Integration
• Thema: free trade agreement ; tariffs ; trade creation ; Freihandelszone ; Handelseffekt ; Außenhandelsstruktur ; Handelsregionalismus ; Indien ; Sri Lanka

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Joshi, Vivek
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
• (wo): Geneva
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/77456
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 2025-03-10T11:45:06+0100