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Do preferential trade agreements provide reasonable insurance?

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  • Craig Applegate
  • Chris Sadleir

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Preferential trade agreements have been criticised for not increasing economic welfare relative to the status quo. In this article, we suggest that even if this is the case, they offer a reasonable form of insurance against possible adverse trade or investment policies in the future. In Australia, preferential trade agreements have been controversial with the release of a Productivity Commission report in 2010 and the commonwealth government's response to it in 2011. A particularly controversial aspect of such agreements is whether they should include investor-state dispute resolution mechanisms which are often considered unnecessary in a country subject to the rule of law.

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  • Craig Applegate & Chris Sadleir, 2013. "Do preferential trade agreements provide reasonable insurance?," International Journal of Public Policy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(4/5/6), pages 389-399.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpubp:v:9:y:2013:i:4/5/6:p:389-399
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