Potential Economic Effects of TTIP for the Netherlands and the EU

CEPS Working Document, No. 425

31 Pages Posted: 26 Oct 2016

Date Written: September 8, 2016

Abstract

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a comprehensive preferential trade agreement that is expected to have a significant effect in EU and US bilateral trade and investment relations. As the negotiations are ongoing, this paper uses a scenario analysis to estimate the potential effects of TTIP under likely negotiated outcomes. In our main scenario, we assume a final trade deal where current tariffs are eliminated and non-tariff barriers are significantly reduced. Using a CGE model (WorldScan), we simulate the potential economic effects for the Netherlands and the EU. We find that US-Dutch bilateral trade doubles and this is translated into a positive but moderate effect on income of 1.7% for the Netherlands by the year 2030. These potential gains are higher than those for the EU and the US (both around 1%).

Keywords: TTIP, preferential trade agreements, CGE models

JEL Classification: F13, F17, C68

Suggested Citation

Rojas-Romagosa, Hugo, Potential Economic Effects of TTIP for the Netherlands and the EU (September 8, 2016). CEPS Working Document, No. 425, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2859408

Hugo Rojas-Romagosa (Contact Author)

World Bank ( email )

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Washington, DC 20433
United States
20433 (Fax)

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