2021
DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12402
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The effect of a free trade agreement with the United States on member countries' per capita GDP: A synthetic control analysis

Abstract: This study employs the synthetic control method (SCM) to estimate the economic effects of signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States. This method allows for a counterfactual –the country's per capita GDP had it not signed a FTA–, which can be compared with the observed per capita GDP. This difference speaks to the causal impact of the FTA. We principally find that FTAs seem to have a heterogeneous impact. In particular, there is evidence that signing a FTA with the U.S. had a positive impact o… Show more

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