Início » Biblio

The Potential Effects of Economic Partnership Agreements: What Quantitative Models Say

Authors:

Massimiliano Calì, Dirk Willem te Velde

Source:

ODI - Oversaes Development Institute, Issue # 5, p.1-4 (2006)

URL:

http://sociofonia.org/docs/EPA_potential_effect.pdf

Notes:

The use of quantitative modelling provides a transparent way of exploring the potential effects of EPAs.

Key points:

  • There are a range of studies that model the impact of EPAs. They tend to show that trade liberalisation of goods trade is broadly positive.
  • Modelling results need to be interpreted with caution.
  • Despite the limitations of the models, the results provide information on the basis of which EPA negotiations could progress.