Hogs and hog products and reciprocal trade agreements.

Reproduced from type-written copy.

Inquiry into purported trade agreement with Cuba and procedure in negotiating trade agreements : hearing ... Seventy-sixth Congress, first session, on S. Res. 49, a resolution for an inquiry concerning a purported trade agreement with Cuba, and the sufficiency of the procedure in negotiating such agreements under law, January 13, 1939.

Mode of access: Internet.

Extension of Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act : hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, first session, on H.R. 1211, an Act to extend the authority of the President under Section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.

Hearings held Feb. 17 to Mar. 10, 1960.

Trade agreements extension act of 1951. Hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Eighty-second Congress, first session, on H. R. 1612, an act to extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.

Hearings held Feb. 22-Apr. 6, 1951.

Trade agreements extension : hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 1, an act to extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.

"Index by general categories, pts. 1-4" issued seperately.

Trade Expansion Act of 1962 : hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, second session, on H.R. 11970, an act to promote the general welfare, foreign policy, and security of the United States through international trade agreements and through adjustment assistance to domestic industry, agriculture, and labor, and for other purposes.

Hearings held July 23-August 16, 1962

Alcoholic beverages and reciprocal trade agreements.

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Extension of Reciprocal trade agreements act. Hearings before the Committee on ways and means, House of representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, on H.J. Res. 407, a joint resolution to extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff act of 1930, as amended.

Robert L. Doughton, chairman.

Firm-level utilization rates of regional trade agreements : importers' perspective

While previous theoretical studies have examined exporters' choice of tariff schemes without considering explicit heterogeneity of importers, an empirical analysis on regional trade agreement (RTA) utilization is, in general, possible by employing trade data covering the importers' side. To better link the empirical analysis with a theoretical model, this study develops a model that sheds light on the role of both importers' and exporters' characteristics in RTA utilization. The model enables us to replicate stylized facts concerning importers' RTA utilization. Based on this model, we derive some propositions on the determinants of RTA utilization rates (i.e., share of imports under RTA schemes out of total imports) at an import firm-product level. Finally, we found that these theoretical predictions are supported by highly detailed import data in Thailand from Australia from 2007 to 2009.

Editor's choice Regional trade agreements and export competitiveness: the uncertain path of Nicaragua’s apparel exports under CAFTA

The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has been a mixed blessing for economic development. While exports to the US economy have increased, dependency may hinder economic growth if countries do not diversify or upgrade before temporary provisions expire. This article evaluates the impact of the temporary Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) granted to Nicaragua under CAFTA and the consequences of TPL expiration. Using trade statistics, country- and firm-level data from Nicaragua’s National Free Zones Commission (CNZF) and data from field research, we estimate Nicaragua’s apparel sector will contract as much as 30–40% after TPLs expire. Our analysis underscores how rules of origin and firm nationality affect where and how companies do business, and in so doing, often constrain sustainable export growth.

Firm-level trade creation and diversion of regional trade agreements in Thailand

Using highly detailed import data for Thailand, this paper examines firm-level trade creation and diversion of regional trade agreements (RTAs). Specifically, by focusing on firm-product pairs in which firms import a particular product from non-members but not from RTA members in the initial year of our sample, we empirically investigate the start of imports from RTA members under RTA schemes and the cessation of imports from non-members at the firm-level. We find that firms are more likely to stop importing products with low RTA tariff rates or high most-favored-nation tariff rates from non-members and to start importing such products from RTA member countries. However, from the quantitative point of view, there are very few firms that switch import sources from non-members to RTA members when facing the introduction of RTA schemes.