Economic Impact and Implications for Jordan of the U.S.–Jordan Free Trade Agreement

Lord, Montague (2001): Economic Impact and Implications for Jordan of the U.S.–Jordan Free Trade Agreement.

Abstract

Assesses the U.S.–Jordan FTA and assess its impact on trade in goods and services of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan), with a view to examining the following specific areas: (a) The comparative advantage of Jordan in exports of goods and services to the U.S. market, relative to other countries in the Middle East region; (b) the effect of FTA-related tariffs, rules of origin, and other market access conditions on Jordanian exporting companies; (c) the impact of the FTA on the bilateral trade in services between Jordan and the United States.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: French
• Keywords: Jordan; free trade agreement; competitiveness
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F17 - Trade Forecasting and Simulation; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity

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