This study analyzes the impacts of free trade agreements (FTAs) on bilateral trade, focusing Japan’s FTAs. In particular, we examined both static and dynamic effects at aggregated disaggregated levels, using two datasets between 1995 2016 for Japanese only world trade. For analysis, investigated overall effect individual Regarding considered time since their enactment. Our results indicate that...

Using a multi-sector multi-country computable general equilibrium model, we examine Chile’s “additive regionalism” strategy of negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with all of its significant trading partners. Chile’s agreements with “Northern” partners provide sufficient market access to overcome trade diversion costs for Chile. By lowering its tariff from eleven to six percent, Chile i...