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Author-Name:  Egger, Peter
Author-Name-First: Peter
Author-Name-Last: Egger

Author-Name:  MILE 02, Anirudh Shingal
Author-Name-First: Anirudh Shingal
Author-Name-Last: MILE 02

Title: Determinants of services trade agreements
Abstract: Abstract
Given the rise of services preferentialism in the last decade and the importance of domestic regulation for services trade, this paper examines the role of regulatory incidence and convergence as determinants of services trade agreements (STAs). Our results suggest that regulation is an important determinant of STA membership. They also suggest that geography, common institutions and pre-existing trade matter more than economic size and factor endowments for addressing regulatory incidence and convergence in services negotiations. Finally, we find that countries displaying greater regulatory convergence and less restrictive regulation are also more likely candidates for reciprocal services liberalization.

Creation-Date:  2014-05-27
File-URL: http://www.wti.org/media/filer_public/e4/0a/e40a64dd-ec55-49c1-918c-e5020eeb4e3e/working_paper_no_201406.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:wti:papers:721