Has the New Zealand/Australian Closer Economic Relationship (CER) been Trade Widening or Deepening?

Event Reference:

TIPS/DPRU/Cornell University Forum 2004: African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage

Year:

2004

Publication Author(s):

Sandrey, R. and van Seventer, D.

Linked to organisation:

Cornell University

This study finds that export trade widened rather than deepened as a result of the CER trade agreement with Australia. Trade has expanded in those products that were not heavily traded prior to the agreement as opposed to an expansion of traditional-exports that were traded at the start of the agreement.

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