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dc.titleExploring the Possible Benefits and Costs of FTAA
dc.contributor.authorHarberger, Arnold C.
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2010-11-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2002-09-30T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractGiven the unclear results in Latin America's past experience with free trade areas and customs unions, one wonders whether the present degree of enthusiasm about the prospects of a much more grandiose effort in the same direction (the Free Trade Area of the Americas [FTAA]) is really justified. This document takes a coldly analytical look at the pluses and minuses surrounding a prospective FTAA and focuses on the economists' tried and true criteria of costs and benefits.
dc.format.extent26
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008537
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Exploring-the-Possible-Benefits-and-Costs-of-FTAA.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectIntegration and Trade
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subject.keywordsBenefits;Free Trade Area of the Americas;Costs
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
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