Trade Relations Between Colombia And the United States

by Schott, Jeffrey J.

• ISBN13: 9780881323894
• ISBN10: 0881323896
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-31
• Publisher: Peterson Inst for Intl Economics

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
1 Free Trade Between the United States and Colombia: Analysis of the Issues	1	(14)
Jeffrey J. Schott
Colombia's Negotiating Objectives	5	(3)
US Negotiating Objectives	8	(3)
Lessons from US FTA Experiences	11	(2)
Overview of Chapters	13	(2)
2 Bilateral Trade and Investment	15	(28)
Dean A. DeRosa, Paul L.E. Grieco, and Jeffrey J. Schott
Trade and Investment Overview	16	(8)
Revealed Comparative Advantage	24	(7)
Tariffs and Administered Protection	31	(6)
Bilateral Trade Friction	37	(6)
3 Colombia's Readiness for a Free Trade Agreement	43	(30)
Paul L.E. Grieco and Jeffrey J. Schott
Broad Measures of the Colombian Economy	44	(7)
Hufbauer-Schott Readiness Indicators	51	(4)
Readiness in Colombia	55	(18)
4 Potential Benefits of a US-Colombia FTA	73	(42)
Dean A. DeRosa and John P. Gilbert
Gravity Model Analysis to Measure Potential Trade Expansion	75	(8)
GTAP Model Analysis to Measure Potential Welfare Gains	83	(19)
Appendix 4A Tables	102	(6)
Appendix 4B General Equilibrium Analysis of a US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement	108	(8)
Scott Bradford
5 Agriculture	115	(14)
Tim Josling
Bilateral Agricultural Trade Flows Between the United States and Colombia	116	(1)
Colombia's Agricultural Trade Regime	117	(2)
US Trade Preferences and Colombian Agriculture	119	(1)
Agricultural Framework for the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement	119	(8)
Impact on Multilateral and Regional Negotiations	127	(1)
Conclusions	128	(1)
6 Labor Standards	129	(16)
Kimberly Ann Elliott
Core Labor Standards and Development	130	(2)
Evolution of Labor Standards in US Trade Agreements	132	(2)
Status of and Policies Toward Labor Standards in Colombia	134	(6)
Similarities and Differences with CAFTA-DR	140	(3)
Conclusions	143	(2)
7 Intellectual Property Rights	145	(22)
Keith E. Maskus
Negotiated Changes in Intellectual Property Rights	147	(7)
The US TRIPS-Plus Agenda	154	(6)
A Tentative Evaluation	160	(4)
A Broader Strategy	164	(3)
8 Conclusions	167	(8)
Jeffrey J. Schott
Using the Free Trade Agreement to Promote Colombian Economic Development	170	(2)
Implications of Andean Free Trade Agreements for Broader Hemispheric Integration	172	(3)
Technical Appendix Applied General Equilibrium Simulation of the Proposed US-Colombia FTA	175	(20)
John P. Gilbert
References	195	(4)
Index	199