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Market Structure, Trade Liberalization and the GATS

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Joseph Francois () (Erasmus University Rotterdam, and CEPR)
Ian Wooton (University of Glasgow, and CEPR)

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In this paper we examine the interaction between the different modes of market access commitments in services (cross-border and establishment) market structure, and regulation. In this context, we focus on the impact of improved domestic market access for a foreign service provider on a domestic service market. We work with a model where the domestic industry is assumed to be imperfectly competitive and, as a result of domestic regulation, able to act as a cartel. We also examine the incentives for the domestic firms to accommodate the entry of the foreign firm by inviting it to join the cartel.

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Paper provided by Tinbergen Institute in its series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers with number 00-059/2.

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Keywords: services trade; trade liberalization; market access; imperfect competition;

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F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies
F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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  2. Hill, T P, 1977. "On Goods and Services," Review of Income and Wealth, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 23(4), pages 315-38, December.
  3. Francois, Joseph & Wooton, Ian, 2000. "Trade in International Transport Services: The Role of Competition," CEPR Discussion Papers 2377, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Cho, Yoon Je, 1988. "Some Policy Lessons from the Opening of the Korean Insurance Market," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 2(2), pages 239-54, May.
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  6. Francois, Joseph & Schuknecht, Ludger, 1999. "Trade in Financial Services: Procompetitive Effects and Growth Performance," CEPR Discussion Papers 2144, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. James R. Markusen, 1988. "Production, Trade, and Migration with Differentiated, Skilled Workers," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 21(3), pages 492-506, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Denise Eby Konan & Ari Van Assche, 2006. "Regulation, Market Structure and Service Trade Liberalization," CIRANO Working Papers 2006s-18, CIRANO. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Konan, Denise Eby & Maskus, Keith E., 2003. "Quantifying the impact of services liberalization in a developing country," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3193, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  3. George Verikios & Xiao-guang Zhang, 2001. "Global Gains from Liberalising Trade in Telecommunications and Financial Services," Others 0110005, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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