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| Title: | Lobbying, multisector trade, and sustainability of free-trade agreements |
| Authors: | Qiu, Larry Dongxiao |
| Keywords: | Lobbying
Free-trade agreements
Multisector trade
Sustainability |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2004 |
| Citation: | Canadian journal of economics, vol. 37, iss. 4, November 2004, p. 1061-1083 |
| Abstract: | This paper is concerned with the sustainability of free-trade agreements (FTA). FTA sustainability is influenced by governments’ valuations of political contributions, discount factors, the lobbying position of the specific-interest groups in the intra-industry trade sectors, and the sectoral coverage of the FTA. I find that (i) under certain conditions, the FTA under protectionist lobbying could be more sustainable than the FTA under no political pressure; (ii) the lobby-supported FTA is more sustainable than the lobby-opposed FTA and the FTA under no political pressure; and (iii) multisector trade enhances FTA sustainability. |
| Rights: | This is an electronic version of an article published in Canadian journal of economics, vol. 37, iss. 4, November 2004, p. 1061-1083 © 2004 The Canadian Economics Association by the University of Toronto Press |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1783.1/2286 |
| Appears in Collections: | ECON Journal/Magazine Articles
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