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Table 5 Conditional GE effect of SAFTA, measures from the changes in real GDP.

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

Country

Baseline

HM

Benchmark

Bangladesh

− 1.49

− 1.79

− 4.29

Bhutan

− 1.00

− 1.21

− 3.54

India

− 0.26

− 0.32

− 0.84

Maldives

− 1.10

− 1.36

− 5.22

Nepal

− 1.16

− 1.39

− 3.86

Pakistan

− 1.51

− 1.81

− 4.24

Sri Lanka

− 1.03

− 1.24

− 3.41

SAFTA average

− 1.08

− 1.30

− 3.63

Brunei Darussalam

0.00

0.01

0.02

Cambodia

0.00

0.00

− 0.01

Canada

− 0.01

− 0.02

− 0.03

China

0.00

0.00

0.06

France

− 0.01

− 0.02

− 0.03

Germany

− 0.01

− 0.02

− 0.03

Indonesia

0.00

0.00

0.01

Japan

− 0.01

− 0.01

− 0.03

Lao PDR

0.00

0.00

0.00

Malaysia

0.01

0.01

0.07

Philippines

0.00

0.00

0.00

Singapore

0.00

0.01

0.08

Thailand

0.01

0.01

0.02

UK

− 0.01

− 0.01

− 0.02

USA

− 0.01

− 0.01

− 0.02

Third country average

0.00

− 0.01

0.00

World average

− 0.05

− 0.06

− 0.15

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