Prospects for a Us-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement

by Nicholas R. Lardy and Daniel H. Rosen

Taiwan has a special status for the United States, as both a leading high-technology economic partner and a place of political and security concern. The authors look at both the quantitative and qualitative evidence on the potential effects of a US-Taiwan free trade agreement (FTA), both for maximizing US economic benefits and for securing a prosperous and secure future for Taiwan. Their analysis indicates that the direct economic benefits of a prospective FTA would be modest and that the FTA could be most valuable to the United States if it leads Taiwan toward greater regional integration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881323675
• ISBN13: 9780881323672
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher