@techreport{oai:ir.ide.go.jp:00037897, author = {Hayakawa, Kazunobu}, month = {Jan}, note = {application/pdf, IDP000275_001, In this paper, by employing the threshold regression method, we estimate the average tariff equivalent of fixed costs for the use of a free trade agreement (FTA) among all existing FTAs in the world. It is estimated to be 3.2%. This global estimate serves as a reference rate in the evaluation of each FTA’s fixed costs.}, title = {Measuring fixed costs for firms' use of a free trade agreement : threshold regression approach}, year = {2011} }