Social impacts: poverty reduction and an increase in living standards. Environmental impacts will be negative. Air, water and land quality are most likely to deteriorate. ECORYS Netherlands BV EU - ASEAN FTA. Positive economic Negative but rather and partners (2009) effects: welfare will limited third country increase. effects. Social impacts: some groups and sectors will lose. Environmental impacts: negative, more pressure on natural resources and environment. Francois, McQueen and EU - South Africa. Deep integration is Potential gains are Wignaraja (2005) EU - Mexico. achieved in Mexico, lost from an FTA EU - Chile. Chile and Turkey because of EU EU - Egypt. resulting in an restrictions in product EU - Mercosur. increase in trade and coverage and in rules EU - Turkey. welfare. of origin. These Mercosur and restrictions hinder full are also liberalization and subject to welfare negatively affect gains because of the trade in agricultural agreement. goods and Egypt economy faces a loss because of manufactures. domestic distortions hindering trade liberalization. RAIA (2005) Australia - China FTA. Economic Significant barriers FTA is focused on the development within like ownership architectural sector. this sector in both restrictions, joint China and Australia. venture provisions, building and licensing provisions China’s construction growth and protections of pattern will be intellectual property supported because of rights remain in more liberal access place. to the Chinese architectural market and Australian architects will add more to Australian export earnings. Jackson (2006) Mexico - Japan FTA. FDI and trade flows Effects are not yet Tariffs were eliminated or increase. conclusive because reduced. of the short period Quota restrictions were the FTA has been in loosened. operative. Effects could be the results of other factors rather than the signing of the FTA. Achterbosch, Kuiper and EU - India FTA. Full liberalization of India could be Roza (2008) Tariff reduction. agriculture and harmed if the FTA Conflicting interests services would be solely focuses on
Social impacts: poverty reduction and an increase in living standards. Environmental impacts will be negative. Air, water and land quality are most likely to deteriorate. ECORYS Netherlands BV and partners (2009) EU - ASEAN FTA. Positive economic effects: welfare will increase. Social impacts: some groups and sectors will lose. Environmental impacts: negative, more pressure on natural resources and environment. Negative but rather limited third country effects. Francois, McQueen and Wignaraja (2005) EU - South Africa. EU - Mexico. EU - Chile. EU - Egypt. EU - Mercosur. EU - Turkey. Deep integration is achieved in Mexico, Chile and Turkey resulting in an increase in trade and welfare. Mercosur and are also subject to welfare gains because of the agreement. Egypt economy faces a loss because of domestic distortions hindering trade liberalization. Potential gains are lost from an FTA because of EU restrictions in product coverage and in rules of origin. These restrictions hinder full liberalization and negatively affect trade in agricultural goods and manufactures. RAIA (2005) Australia - China FTA. FTA is focused on the architectural sector. Economic development within this sector in both China and Australia. China’s building and construction growth pattern will be supported because of more liberal access to the Chinese architectural market and Australian architects will add more to Australian export earnings. Significant barriers like ownership restrictions, joint venture provisions, licensing provisions and protections of intellectual property rights remain in place. Jackson (2006) Mexico - Japan FTA. Tariffs were eliminated or reduced. Quota restrictions were loosened. FDI and trade flows increase. Effects are not yet conclusive because of the short period the FTA has been in operative. Effects could be the results of other factors rather than the signing of the FTA. Achterbosch, Kuiper and Roza (2008) EU - India FTA. Tariff reduction. Conflicting interests Full liberalization of agriculture and services would be India could be harmed if the FTA solely focuses on