Macroeconomic Effects of 21st Century Trade and Investment Agreements
The Case of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4772475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeronim Capaldo, Alex Izurieta |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 951-977 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dech.12404 |
| OpenAlex | W2801073013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
Following United States withdrawal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) is likely to be replaced or complemented by a series of bilateral deals between the US and TPP partners. In this case, TPP will shape trade, finance and public policy globally even without formal US participation. Proponents of TPP emphasize its prospective economic benefits, with economic growth increasing due to rising trade volumes and investment. Widely cited projections suggest modest GDP gains after 10 years, varying from less than half a percentage point in the USA to 13 per cent in Vietnam. However, these projections assume full employment and constant income distribution in all countries, excluding some of the major risks of trade liberalization. This article provides alternative projections of the TPP's economic effects using the United Nations Global Policy Model, which allows for changes in employment and income distribution. Using this model, the authors obtain very different results. They find that the benefits to economic growth are even smaller than those projected with full-employment models, and are negative for Japan and the USA. More importantly, they find that the TPP will likely lead to losses in employment and increases in inequality
Distribution (mathematics) · Economic partnership agreement · Economics · Free trade · General partnership · Inequality · International economics · International trade · Investment (military) · Liberalization · Market economy · Point (geometry) · Political science · Politics · Economic Theory and Policy · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global trade and economics
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |