Plouffe, M;
Van der Sterren, R;
(2016)
Trading Representation: Diplomacy's Influence on Preferential Trade Agreements.
The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
, 18
(4)
pp. 889-911.
10.1177/1369148116659860.
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Abstract
A multidisciplinary literature explores the implications of economic diplomacy, but has largely ignored international cooperation on economic agreements. We provide a first exploration of the implications of bilateral diplomatic missions for the formation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs). We argue that high-level diplomatic relations increase the likelihood of PTA ratification between two countries because diplomats have a number of political and economic incentives to see these agreements implemented. Evidence from a global panel of country dyads spanning 1960-2005 indicates that the presence of ambassadors is linked to an increased probability that a PTA will be concluded within a dyad, opening new avenues for further research.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Trading Representation: Diplomacy's Influence on Preferential Trade Agreements |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1369148116659860 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148116659860 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2016. |
| Keywords: | diplomacy, international trade, preferential trade agreements, regionalism |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Political Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1503835 |
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