We study how the sequential formation of free trade areas affects trade flows between member countries. In a three-country, three-good model of comparative advantage if two countries have an FTA, and both sign a similar agreement with the third, trade between the two decreases. However, if only one of them signs an additional FTA, a hub- and-spoke pattern arises, and trade between the initial members increases. Israel's experience lends strong support to our model: trade between Israel and the EU, subject to an FTA since 1975, increased by an additional 29% after the introduction of the US-Israel FTA in 1985.
Hub and spoke free trade areas : theory and evidence from Israel / G. Deltas, K Desmet, G. Facchini. - In: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS. - ISSN 0008-4085. - 45:3(2012 Aug), pp. 942-977.
Hub and spoke free trade areas : theory and evidence from Israel
G. FacchiniUltimo
2012
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We study how the sequential formation of free trade areas affects trade flows between member countries. In a three-country, three-good model of comparative advantage if two countries have an FTA, and both sign a similar agreement with the third, trade between the two decreases. However, if only one of them signs an additional FTA, a hub- and-spoke pattern arises, and trade between the initial members increases. Israel's experience lends strong support to our model: trade between Israel and the EU, subject to an FTA since 1975, increased by an additional 29% after the introduction of the US-Israel FTA in 1985.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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