Catalyst? TTIP’s impact on the Rest

M. Sait Akman, Simon Evenett, Patrick Low 07 April 2015

Apparently a number of assumptions have been made in Brussels and Washington DC about how the rest of the world will react to the successful conclusion of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Many of the contributions to this new eBook identify alternatives for third countries that do not involve throwing themselves at the mercy of US and European trade negotiators. TTIP may not trigger the chain reaction that its advocates seek.

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Foreword

Introduction
M. Sait Akman, Simon J. Evenett and Patrick Low

Part I: Systemic perspectives

TTIP and the world trading system
Patrick Low

TTIP, regulatory diversion and third countries
Joseph Francois, Bernard Hoekman and Doug Nelson

The impact of TTIP on third countries
Rahel Aichele and Gabriel Felbermayr

An EU-US trade deal: Good or bad for the rest of the world? 35
Aaditya Mattoo

Must TTIP-induced regulatory convergence benefit others?
Vinod K. Aggarwal and Simon J. Evenett

Could TTIP become an all-inclusive project? Some remarks concerning alternative responses
Mehmet Sait Akman

Towards rival trade regimes? TTIP and multilateralism as seen from the Beijing APEC summit
Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Part II: National perspectives 65

TTIP as seen from the Antipodes
Peter Gallagher

TTIP and Brazil: Much ado about nothing?
Carlos A. Primo Braga

TTIP and its implications for China
Sun Zhenyu and Tu Xinquan

TTIP and India: Potential implications and reactions
Harsha Vardhana Singh

Potential impact of TTIP: A Korean view
Taeho Bark

TTIP: A Russian perspective
Sergei Sutyrin

TTIP: Implications for South Africa
Gerhard Erasmus and Trudi Hartzenberg

Turkey: Implications of TTIP
Bozkurt Aran

M. Sait Akman

Marmara University

Simon Evenett

Professor of International Trade, University of St. Gallen; Research Fellow, CEPR

Patrick Low

Chief Economist (Director of Economic Research and Statistics) at the World Trade Organization

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