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Table 3 Conditional GE of AFTA, measures from the changes in real GDP.

From: SAFTA and AFTA: a comparative welfare analysis of two regional trade agreements

Country

Baseline

HM

Benchmark

Brunei Darussalam

− 1.13

− 1.33

− 2.36

Cambodia

− 1.18

− 1.38

− 2.48

Indonesia

− 0.51

− 0.60

− 1.04

Lao PDR

− 0.92

− 1.08

− 2.02

Malaysia

− 1.26

− 1.46

− 2.18

Philippines

− 0.47

− 0.55

− 1.02

Singapore

− 0.80

− 0.97

− 1.99

Thailand

− 0.58

− 0.68

− 1.22

Vietnam

− 0.66

− 0.76

− 1.31

AFTA average

− 0.84

− 0.98

− 1.74

Bangladesh

0.02

0.03

0.06

Bhutan

0.01

0.00

0.00

China

0.01

0.02

0.08

Canada

− 0.01

− 0.01

0.00

France

− 0.01

− 0.01

0.00

Germany

− 0.01

− 0.01

0.00

India

0.02

0.02

0.07

Japan

0.00

0.00

0.06

Maldives

0.02

0.02

0.02

Nepal

0.00

0.00

0.00

Pakistan

0.00

0.01

0.03

Sri Lanka

0.04

0.04

0.08

UK

− 0.01

− 0.01

0.00

USA

0.00

− 0.01

0.00

Third country average

0.00

0.00

0.01

World average

− 0.04

− 0.05

− 0.08

  1. All zeros in this table are not zero, rather very small, due to taking numbers till 2 decimal points