以重力模型評估台灣及中美洲國家間自由貿易協定（FTA）之研究

An Evaluation of Gravity Model on Free Trade Agreements between Taiwan and Central America

何楷柏(Gabriel Efrain Rivas Calero)

Advisor ： 雷立芬 ； 李栢浡

國立臺灣大學/生物資源暨農學院/農業經濟學研究所/碩士(2013年)

https://doi.org/10.6342/NTU.2013.02907

Abstracts

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Keywords

自由貿易協定 ； 中美洲 ； 台灣 ； 重力模型

Parallel abstracts

This thesis attempts to evaluate the use of the gravity model of trade on five countries of Central America region which have signed a Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the Republic of China, Taiwan, which are: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, during the period 2000-2012. This study explores the use of the Gravity model to analyze trade flows between these regions. The independent variables analyzed are Gross Domestic Product (GDP), geographical distance, Gross National Income (GNI) per capita and a Free Trade Agreements (FTA) dummy variable as determinants of the amounts traded. It is also analyzed the variable Total Imports as a dependent variable of the gravity equation. Estimates indicate that even though results are not conclusive and favorable with the use of the Gravity Model specification, it generates insights for future studies and is a good attempt to understand trade flows between these two regions given the increasing role of Asia in the world trade, particularly for the Central America region. It is also examined the preferences in each agreement, particularly those obtained in the agricultural sector where the Central American countries obtained very important and convenient preferences, although these are not exploited enough.

Parallel keywords

Free Trade Agreements ； Central America ； Taiwan ； Gravity Model

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