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Thought This Was Easy? U.S.-Thailand Fre...

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Thought This Was Easy? U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Debaere, Peter; Davies, Christine

G-0621 | Published August 14, 2009 | 20 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case describes and analyzes the negotiations surrounding the U.S.-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) that never materialized. The case offers an excellent opportunity to discuss the complexities of trade negotiations, the welfare analyses of FTAs (with trade diversion and creation), and the growth of FTAs and customs unions (CUs) as opposed to multilateral trade liberalizations.