Non-Tariff Measures and Their Impacts on ASEAN Economic Integration

• Main Author: Austria, Myrna S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: regional economic integration, gravity model, trade in goods, non-tariff measures, regulatory distance, PPML method; Economic Policy; International Economics; Regional Economics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_aki/13; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=res_aki
• Institution: De La Salle University

Using a gravity model that accounts for the asymmetric effects of non-tariff measures (NTMs), the study examined the impact of the five most prevalent NTMs in the region on intra-ASEAN imports. The study found that all five NTMs are significant factors affecting intra-ASEAN imports. However, their e...