The Trade Impact of European Union Preferential Policies An Analysis Through Gravity Models /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: De Benedictis, Luca (Editor), Salvatici, Luca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Econometrics.; International economics.; Economic policy.; Development economics.; Agricultural economics.; Economics.; International Economics.; Economic Policy.; Agricultural Economics.; Development Economics.

The book investigates the EU preferential trade policy and, in particular, the impact it had on trade flows from developing countries. It shows that the capability of the "trade as aid" model to deliver its expected benefits to these countries crucially differs between preferential schemes...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• EU Preferential Trading Arrangements: Evolution, Content and Use
• EU Preferential Margins: Measurement and Aggregation Issues
• The Gravity Model in International Trade
• Trade Impact of EU Preferential Policies: a Meta-analysis of the Literature
• Trade Impact of EU Preferences
• Analysing the Impact of Everything but Arms Initative Using a Gravity Model
• Trade Impact of EU Preferences: an Analysis with Monthly Data
• Trade Preference Through Tariff Rate Quotas and the Gravity Equation: Does the Tariff Equivalent Matter?- Trade Impact of EU Preferences: the Role of Compliance Costs.