Summary of the General Discussion on “How Restrictive Are ASEAN's Rules of Origin?”

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October 01 2016 Summary of the General Discussion on “How Restrictive Are ASEAN's Rules of Origin?” Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2016 by the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2016Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2016) 15 (3): 140–141. https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00460 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Summary of the General Discussion on “How Restrictive Are ASEAN's Rules of Origin?”. Asian Economic Papers 2016; 15 (3): 140–141. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00460 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search The open discussion was centered on three themes: model specification; country/product coverage; and econometrics. Relating to the first theme, Deborah Swenson wanted the authors to clearly explain why they postulate that different types of rules of origins (ROOs) have a differential impact on exports. The choice of a particular form of ROO could be motivated by pure political economy considerations rather than its likely impact on trade. Prema-chandra Athukorala noted that in most, if not all, free trade agreements (FTAs) a mixture of two (or more) types of ROOs are applied to some products. For instance, in some cases ROOs based on value-added and HS-shifting criteria (changes in the Harmonized System code from one product to another) are applied to a given product. He wanted the authors to clearly explain how they treated such “mixed” ROO cases in specifying the ROO dummy variables in the model. Relating to the country/commodity... You do not currently have access to this content.