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Non-Tariff Measures And Their Impacts On Asean Economic Integration, Myrna S. Austria
Non-Tariff Measures And Their Impacts On Asean Economic Integration, Myrna S. Austria
Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)
Using a gravity model that accounts for the asymmetric effects of non-tariff measures (NTMs), the study examined the impact of the five most prevalent NTMs in the region on intra-ASEAN imports. The study found that all five NTMs are significant factors affecting intra-ASEAN imports. However, their effects vary at the sectoral level, by pairs of trading partners, and whether the products are covered by mutual recognition and harmonization agreements (MRA) or not. For example, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, in general, negatively affect imports and are trade-reducing. Exceptions are prepared foodstuff and medicinal products, both of which are covered by …
International Trade And Investments In The Philippines: Some Policy Issues And Implications For Further Research, Angelo B. Taningco
International Trade And Investments In The Philippines: Some Policy Issues And Implications For Further Research, Angelo B. Taningco
Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)
The Philippines has embarked on domestic economic reforms and the promotion of regional economic integration and multilateral trade liberalization with the purpose of strengthening international trade and investment. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), in its Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, has enunciated strategies that aim to improve the competitiveness of the domestic economy’s industrial and services sectors and narrow the country’s infrastructure gaps. In 2007, the Philippines, together with other Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) countries adopted the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint, with the countries agreeing to accelerate the transformation of the region to an AEC—a region …