EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement : finding winners products for Paraguay
The European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) have been negotiating a Regional Association Agreement (RAA) since the mid-nineties. This paper aims to identify products at the level of sub-headings of the Harmonized System which would benefit from the signing of the agreement. The...
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Formato: | Artículo |
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Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
2017
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Acceso en línea: | http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/9696 |
Sumario: | The European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) have
been negotiating a Regional Association Agreement (RAA) since the mid-nineties. This
paper aims to identify products at the level of sub-headings of the Harmonized System
which would benefit from the signing of the agreement. The methodology used trade
indicators combined with trade statistics from 2010 to 2012. A total of 61 subheadings
were identified with potential to increase its exports to the EU with the agreement. At
first glance they reproduced the traditional pattern of exports from the MERCOSUR
countries, a high concentration in agrifood products due to high exported value of one
product. When this product was not considered an important number of manufactures
were identified as having potential to increase their exports to the EU. This finding
showed a potential to decrease the dependence on primary or raw material exports. The
paper focused on tariffs; therefore further research on non-tariff measures for market
access is a must. |
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