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Quality of Governance and the Formation of Preferential Trade Agreements

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This paper investigates economic and political factors which explain the presence or absence of preferential trade agreements (PTAs). A model of three countries with imperfect competition markets is employed for theoretical analysis of political economy. The validity of theoretical results is tested by econometric analysis with a logit model. It is shown that countries with similar incomes are more likely to form PTAs, and that governments with low quality of governance have little incentive to form PTAs.

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  • Masahiro Endoh, 2006. "Quality of Governance and the Formation of Preferential Trade Agreements," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 14(5), pages 758-772, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:reviec:v:14:y:2006:i:5:p:758-772
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2006.00614.x
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