Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/201290 
Title (translated): 
Effects of a Possible Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for Finnish Firms and Society
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ETLA Report No. 8
Publisher: 
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), Helsinki
Abstract (Translated): 
European Union and the United States have decided to start negotiations over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Among other things, the agreement would include a reduction in trade and investment barriers as well as barriers against participation in public procurement projects. If successful, the Partnership agreement would constitute a considerable liberalisation of business activity in an area with 825 million inhabitants and about 45 per cent of world GDP when measured in current exchange rates. We review the transatlantic economic relations especially from the Finnish point of view using statistics, and existing empirical economic research on the effects of a transatlantic free-trade area. We have also made an enquiry to Finnish firms concerning the expected effects on their business activities of a Transatlantic Partnership. The expected effects are clearly positive.
Subjects: 
Economic integration
Transatlantic economic relations
Free trade
Foreign direct investment
Public procurement
JEL: 
F14
F15
F2
Document Type: 
Research Report

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