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How Much Market Access in FTAs? Textiles Under NAFTA

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  • Jaime MELO DE
  • Céline CARRERE

    (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International(CERDI))

  • Olivier CADOT

    (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International(CERDI))

  • Alberto PORTUGAL-PEREZ
Abstract
This paper estimates the effective market-access granted under NAFTA in textiles and apparel by combining two approaches. First, we estimate the effect of tariff preferences and rules of origin on the border prices of Mexican final goods exported to the US and of US intermediates exported to Mexico.

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  • Jaime MELO DE & Céline CARRERE & Olivier CADOT & Alberto PORTUGAL-PEREZ, 2005. "How Much Market Access in FTAs? Textiles Under NAFTA," Working Papers 200511, CERDI.
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    Keywords

    NAFTA; Rules of Origin; Regional integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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