CGE analysis of trade liberalization in Thailand

durongkaveroj, wannaphong (2014): CGE analysis of trade liberalization in Thailand.

Abstract

As the world becomes interdependent in economic dimension, external sector today is widely accepted as a national economic motivator. Trade polices yield the various effects on economy. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effects of free trade policy in Thailand to its top 5 trading partners on economic performance and the level of household income through CGE model using GTAP. The study reveals that the most worthy trading policy for Thailand, aimed at raising its national prosperity, is to remove tariff to trading partners, primarily with the E.U., followed by China and the U.S.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: computable general equilibrium, trade liberalization, tariff
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C6 - Mathematical Methods ; Programming Models ; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling > C68 - Computable General Equilibrium Models; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations

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