Connecting to global value chainsthe dynamic general equilibrium effects of a PTA between China and Mercosur over the economy of Brazil

Resumo

The structure of this paper is organized as follows. Section I presents a set of stylized trade facts about the Brazilian economy, exploring some of the new information available in the 'so called' TIVA and WIOD databases. Section II discusses the extended concept of 'natural trade partners' according to the logic of global/regional value chains. Section III describes the econometric model used to estimate the ad valorem equivalents of TBTs and SPSs imposed over bilateral trade flows among China and Mercosur countries. Section IV presents the impacts of a PTA involving Mercosur and China on the economy of Brazil, tracing out bilateral trade in value added as well as bilateral trade in intermediates. Section V summarizes the main findings of this paper.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Outro

Ano

2015

Instituição

Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP)

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/18650

Temas

EconomiaDesenvolvimento Regional

Palavras-chave

Acordos preferenciais de comércioIntegração econômicaChina - Comércio exteriorMERCOSULInternational tradePreferential trade agreementsIntegrationChinaMERCOSUREconomiaComércio internacionalTratados comerciaisIntegração econômica internacionalBrasil - Relações econômicas exteriores - ChinaChina - Relações econômicas exteriores - Brasil