FIW-wiiw-Seminar in International Economics
Regular lecture series on current issues in international economics.
The seminar is part of the activities of FIW, the Centre of Competence in International Economics.Series Details
Venue: wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, lecture hall (entrance from the ground floor)
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 4:00 pm
Open for all (free attendance)
Presentation:
English
In this paper we extend recent work using the Gravity Model to estimate the trade and price effects of Preferential Trading Arrangements (PTAs), by explicitly taking into account the extent of the preferential access being provided by the importer. This involves specifying a trade model, deriving appropriate PTA variables, appending them to a gravity-type equation and estimating it. Estimates of the relative price effects of PTAs are derived and a range of PTAs are considered.