Free Trade Agreements and the movement of business people - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
Pré-Publication, Document De Travail Année : 2024

Free Trade Agreements and the movement of business people

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Using provisions to ease the movement of business visitors in trade agreements, we show that removing barriers to the movement of business people promotes trade. We document the increasing complexity of Free Trade Agreements and develop an algorithm that combines machine learning and text analysis techniques to examine the content of FTAs. We use the algorithm to determine which FTAs include provisions to facilitate the movement of business people and whether these are included in dispute settlement mechanisms. We show that provisions facilitating business travel are effective in promoting them and eventually increase bilateral trade flows. The paper provides (indirect) evidence of the role of face-toface interaction on aggregate bilateral trade flows.
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halshs-04721181 , version 1 (04-10-2024)

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Thierry Mayer, Hillel Rapoport, Camilo Umana-Dajud. Free Trade Agreements and the movement of business people. 2024. ⟨halshs-04721181⟩
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