The Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the African Caribbean Pacific Region
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DOI: 10.1007/s11079-019-09532-y
Abstract: Our empirical analysis utilises panel data on bilateral FDI stocks from 34 OECD countries into 45 ACP countries over the period 2000–2017 to consider the role of PTAs in attracting FDI. We control for policies… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; region; trade agreements; effects preferential ... See more keywords
The EU’s preferential trade agreements with Singapore and Vietnam. Market vs. normative imperatives†
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DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2017.1289303
Abstract: ABSTRACT By negotiating Free Trade Agreements the EU aspires both to increase the competitiveness of its industry and contribute to sustainable development in the partner country. It pursues a flexible approach to norm promotion which… read more here.
Keywords: agreements singapore; preferential trade; trade agreements; vietnam market ... See more keywords
Negotiating sustainable trade: explaining the difference in social standards in US and EU preferential trade agreements
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DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2017.1422093
Abstract: ABSTRACT Since the early 2000s, both US and EU Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) include social standards that aim to protect workers and the environment. However, the US and the EU have chosen fundamental different approaches… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; social standards; sustainable trade; trade agreements ... See more keywords
Trade Plants the Flag: Sanctions-busting and the Signing of New Preferential Trade Agreements
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DOI: 10.1093/fpa/oraa009
Abstract: Why does the imposition of trade sanctions sometimes lead to the signing of new preferential trade agreements (PTAs) between target countries and their trade partners? I argue that the occurrence of trade-based sanctions-busting behavior increases… read more here.
Keywords: sanctions busting; signing new; preferential trade; new preferential ... See more keywords
Global Value Chains, Firm Preferences and the Design of Preferential Trade Agreements
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.12612
Abstract: The conventional view in the literature is that only the largest and most productive firms in a country benefit, and hence support the signing of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), as they are able to take… read more here.
Keywords: value chains; preferential trade; trade agreements; trade ... See more keywords
The inclusion of disability as a non-trade issue in preferential trade agreements
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DOI: 10.1177/14680181221136972
Abstract: This study examines the inclusion of disability provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs). We analyse how disability is referenced in 518 PTAs negotiated between 1948 and 2020. As an inductive analysis, our research identifies five… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; disability; trade agreements; inclusion disability ... See more keywords
Expanding, Complementing, or Substituting Multilateralism? EU Preferential Trade Agreements in the Migration Regime Complex
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i2.6341
Abstract: Intense pressure for international solutions and weak support for multilateral cooperation have led the EU to increasingly rely on its strongest foreign policy tool in the pursuit of migration policy goals: preferential trade agreements (PTAs).… read more here.
Keywords: preferential trade; migration regime; trade agreements; migration ... See more keywords