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The United States – Korea Free Trade Agreement:, Y.S. Lee
The United States – Korea Free Trade Agreement:, Y.S. Lee
Y.S. Lee
The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, currently awaiting ratification of legislatures of both countries, is known to be the most significant bilateral trade agreement since the conclusion of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Both governments have promoted the U.S.-Korea FTA as the trade agreement that will enhance trade between the two countries and promote economic prosperity. The article critically reviews the inherent features of the U.S.-Korea FTA and examines whether the FTA is expected to promote the promised economic prosperity.
The Economic And Environmental Effects Of An Eu Ban On Illegal Logging Imports. Insights From A Cge Assessment, Francesco Bosello, Ramiro Parrado, Renato Rosa
The Economic And Environmental Effects Of An Eu Ban On Illegal Logging Imports. Insights From A Cge Assessment, Francesco Bosello, Ramiro Parrado, Renato Rosa
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers
Illegal logging is widely recognized as a major economic problem and one of the causes of environmental degradation. Increasing awareness of its negative effects has fostered a wide range of proposals to combat it by major international conservation groups and political organizations. Following the 2008 US legislation which prohibits the import of illegally harvested wood and wood products, the European Union (EU) is now discussing a legislation proposal which would ban illegal timber from the EU market. In this study we use the ICES computable general equilibrium model to estimate the reallocation of global demand and timber imports following the …