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Forgone Benefits of Economic Integration: Effects of Brexit on Ireland

In: POLICY ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY A Festschrift Celebrating Thomas Hertel

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  • Christine Arriola
  • Donal Smith
  • Frank van Tongeren

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The Irish economy is more closely integrated with the United Kingdom than any other EU member state. The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) will lead to new barriers to trade, which implies disruptions of closely knit value chains and is expected to have profound negative economic effects, especially on Ireland. This chapter concentrates on spillovers through trade and investigates the sectoral effects of a scenario where the UK trade relations would be subject to a set of new Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariffs and increases in trade costs related to non-tariff measures (NTMs) on goods and services. Using a multi-country computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, the analysis shows despite a less restrictive UK tariff rate schedule, Irish exports would not fair much better than if the United Kingdom adopted entirely the EU tariff rates. Total exports from Ireland to the United Kingdom could drop by as much as 17%, with agriculture and food most severely affected. Other sectors with a more diversified portfolio of export destinations, such as pharmaceutical and chemicals, would be able to compensate for the loss of trade with the United Kingdom to some extent, but overall the Irish economy would see a contraction of output and concomitant employment effects.

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  • Christine Arriola & Donal Smith & Frank van Tongeren, 2021. "Forgone Benefits of Economic Integration: Effects of Brexit on Ireland," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Peter Dixon & Joseph Francois & Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (ed.), POLICY ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY A Festschrift Celebrating Thomas Hertel, chapter 11, pages 339-367, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811233630_0011
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    Keywords

    Computable General Equilibrium Modeling; CGE Models; Trade Policy Modeling; GTAP; Global Trade Analysis Project; Trade Impact Assessments; Sustainability Impact Assessments; Trade and Employment; Trade and Climate; Globalization; Preferential Trade Agreements; Thomas Hertel;
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    JEL classification:

    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • 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
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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