Product Specific Rules of Origin in EU and US Preferential Trading Arrangements: An Assessment

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serval:BIB_87C1BFB7C3F6
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Product Specific Rules of Origin in EU and US Preferential Trading Arrangements: An Assessment
Journal
World Trade Review
Author(s)
Carrère, C., Cadot, O., de Melo, J. , Tumurchudur  B.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Volume
5
Number
2
Pages
199-225
Abstract
Building on earlier work by Estevadeordal, we construct a synthetic index (R-index) intending to capture the restrictiveness of rules of origin (PSRO) in preferential trading agreements. The R-index is applied to NAFTA and the Single List of the EU's PANEURO system covering all of the EU's preferential trade agreements. The R-index highlights how a common set of rules of origin can affect countries, differently depending on their export structures, and how their complexity varies across sectors. Having controlled for the extent of tariff preference at the tariff-line level, the R-index contributes to explain differences in the rate at which preferences are used. Finally, we compute estimates of the compliance costs associated with rules of origin under NAFTA and the Single List and find them to be between 6.8% of good value (NAFTA) and 8% (PANEURO).
Keywords
Rules of Origin, preferential trade agreements, market access, NAFTA, PANEURO
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19/11/2007 10:38
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20/08/2019 14:47
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