It is noted that utilization of AFTA is low by international standards. In order to clarify the
reasons for such low utilization, this paper investigates what kinds of Japanese affiliates in
ASEAN are more likely to use FTAs in their exporting, by employing unique affiliate-level data.
Our findings are as follow. First, the larger the affiliate is, or the more diversified its
procurements’ origins are, the more likely it is to utilize an FTA scheme in its exporting. Second,
affiliates exporting actively to developing countries are more likely to use FTAs than those
exporting to developed countries. Third, there are clear differences in FTA utilization depending
on affiliates’ locations and sectors. These results afford a clue to the reasons for the low FTA
utilization in East Asia.
権利
Copyrights 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）アジア経済研究所 / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) http://www.ide.go.jp
雑誌名
IDE Discussion Paper
雑誌名(英)
IDE Discussion Paper
巻
207
発行年
2009-07-01
出版者
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
著者版フラグ
publisher
日本十進分類法
678.3
JEL分類
JEL:F15 - Economic Integration
JEL:F53 - International Agreements and Observance ...
JEL:O53 - Asia including Middle East
地域/国名
アジア
キーワード(LSH)
FTA
Micro data
ASEAN
International trade
Regional economic cooperation
International economic integration
Who Uses FTAs?
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