Asymmetric Economic Integration Size Characteristics of Economies, Trade Costs and Welfare /

This book investigates whether the effects of economic integration differ according to the size of countries.The analysis incorporates a classification of the size of countries, reflecting the key economic characteristics of economies in order to provide an appropriate benchmark for each size group...

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Main Author: Snorrason, Snorri Thomas. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Contributions to Economics,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2861-0
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Theory of Trade Agreements and Economic Integration, Size of Economics, Trade Costs and Economic Welfare
  • 3 An Empirical Analysis of the Size Characteristics of Economies
  • 4 An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Trade Costs on Trade Flows and Welfare: Country Size and PTA Implications
  • 5 A Cross-Section Analysis of Size Classification and the Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements
  • 6 A Panel data Analysis of Size Classification and the Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements
  • 7 Summary and Conclusions
  • 8 Appendices
  • References
  • Subject Index.