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Firms' use of FTA schemes in exporting and importing : is there a two-way relationship? Hayakawa, Kazunobu 44642 678 JEL:F15 - Economic Integration JEL:F53 - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations JEL:O53 - Asia including Middle East International trade FTA International economic integration Micro data Firm size application/pdf IDP000363_001 In this paper, we examine the roles of firm size in the use of FTA schemes in exporting and importing. Also, it is investigated as to whether FTA users in importing (exporting) are more likely to use FTA schemes in exporting (importing). To do that, we employed a unique survey in which the detailed information on FTA use is available for Japanese affiliates in ASEAN. Our findings are summarized as follows. First, firm size matters in the use of FTA schemes only in exporting, not in importing. Second, the past experience of FTA use in exporting (importing) does not help firms use the FTA schemes in importing (exporting). Thus, it is necessary to assist firms to use FTA schemes in exporting even if they are already using FTA schemes in importing. technical report Institute of Developing Economies　(IDE-JETRO) 2012-08-01 VoR application/pdf IDE Discussion Paper 363 IDE Discussion Paper https://ir.ide.go.jp/record/37811/files/IDP000363_001.pdf https://doi.org/10.20561/00037806 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1170 https://ir.ide.go.jp/records/37811 eng 世界、その他 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