The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan

Ketterer, Tobias D.; Bernhofen, Daniel M.; Milner, Chris

Abstract

Opposing theoretical predictions about the effects of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts point to the need for empirical analysis to determine whether preferential trade agreements promote or hinder multilateral trade liberalization. This paper examines the impact of Japan’s trade preferences on its multi-lateral tariff reductions. Using detailed product level data, we find that Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) acted as a stumbling block for the country’s external tariff liberalization during the Uruguay Round of multi-lateral trade negotiations.

Citation

Ketterer, T. D., Bernhofen, D. M., & Milner, C. (2015). The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 22, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 8, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 8, 2015
• Journal: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies
• Print ISSN: 0889-1583
• Electronic ISSN: 0889-1583
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 38
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.001
• Keywords: Japan’s Generalized System of Preferences; Japan’s Most Favoured Nation Tariff changes during the Uruguay Round
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/751507
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889158315000234