Asymmetric Economic Integration Size Characteristics of Economies, Trade Costs and Welfare /

• Main Author: Snorrason, Snorri Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 2012.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Econometrics.; International economics.; European Economic Community literature.; Economics.; International Economics.; European Integration.

This book investigates whether the effects of economic integration differ according to the size of countries.The analysis incorporates a classification of the size of countries, reflecting the key economic characteristics of economies in order to provide an appropriate benchmark for each size group...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Theory of Trade Agreements and Economic Integration, Size of Economics, Trade Costs and Economic Welfare
• 3 An Empirical Analysis of the Size Characteristics of Economies
• 4 An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Trade Costs on Trade Flows and Welfare: Country Size and PTA Implications
• 5 A Cross-Section Analysis of Size Classification and the Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements
• 6 A Panel data Analysis of Size Classification and the Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements
• 7 Summary and Conclusions
• 8 Appendices
• References
• Subject Index.