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Economic perspectives for Central America after CAFTA; a GTAP-based analysis

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  • Hugo Rojas-Romagosa
  • J.F. Francois
  • L. Rivera

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Using a GTAP CGE application, we assess the main economic results of CAFTA for Central America (CA). Currently, Central America enjoys preferential access to the US market through the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). CAFTA will consolidate and augment these concessions. Meanwhile, the agreement requires widespread opening of CA markets to US imports over time. The implementation of the ATC protocol in 2005 implies increased Chinese competition for the region in the textile and apparel sectors. CAFTA will balance for this new source of competition by allowing better access for CA textiles and apparel products, while creating large opportunities for labour market improvements and FDI inflows to Central America. If these opportunities are exploited, the region has much to gain from CAFTA. However, we also find a strong sectoral readjustment from agricultural sectors to maquila-based industries, which could create important adjustment strains.

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  • Hugo Rojas-Romagosa & J.F. Francois & L. Rivera, 2008. "Economic perspectives for Central America after CAFTA; a GTAP-based analysis," CPB Discussion Paper 99, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
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    4. Rivera, Luis & Rojas-Romagosa, Hugo, 2010. "Human capital formation and the linkage between trade and poverty: the cases of Costa Rica and Nicaragua," Documentos de Proyectos 3785, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
    5. Kehoe, Timothy J. & Rossbach, Jack & Ruhl, Kim J., 2015. "Using the new products margin to predict the industry-level impact of trade reform," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(2), pages 289-297.
    6. Kim Ruhl & Jack Rossbach & Timothy Kehoe, 2013. "Using the New Products Margin to Predict the Sectoral Impact of Trade Reform," 2013 Meeting Papers 1227, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models

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