The India–Korea CEPA

The India–Korea CEPA
Author: Sudhakar Yedla
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2018-12-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811329281

This book assesses the changes that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could produce by boosting the competitiveness of firms in India and Korea. It evaluates the CEPA in terms of its effects on the environment and natural resources of the importing and exporting countries alike. Further, it employs the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) and relative trade advantage (RTA) methods of analysis to gauge the influence of the CEPA on industrial competitiveness in both host and receiving countries. While the CEPA would increase trade between India and Korea in their respective strong domains, the book argues that, given the nature of the exported and imported goods and products, India would be more susceptible to serious environmental impacts than would Korea. The book subsequently presents these impacts in a qualitative framework and stresses the need for a comprehensive valuation of not only environmental impacts, but also the losses due to tariff cuts and the gains due to increased trade between the two countries.

India-Korea CEPA

India-Korea CEPA
Author: Shahid Ahmed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
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The present study investigates the potential economic impacts of India- Korea CEPA using trade indices, partial equilibrium and computable general equilibrium. One hypothetical scenario is examined in SMART model and two hypothetical tariff liberalization scenarios are examined in GTAP model focusing on short run and long run. Using the partial equilibrium WITS-SMART model, we tried to assess the impact of liberalization under the CEPA, assuming full liberalization of imports from the India into Korea and vice versa. We more specifically looked at consumer surplus, trade creation and diversion results as well as the impact on tariff revenues. Using GTAP model, it is a good instrument for identifying the winning and losing countries and sectors under policy changes. GTAP can be used to capture effects on output mix, factor usage, trade effects and resultant welfare distribution between countries as a result of changing trade policies at the country, bilateral, regional and multilateral levels. Finally, bilateral investment flows has also been discussed. The GTAP results reveal that Korea gains while India loses in terms of welfare. Sectoral output and employment effects are mixed. Both countries are gaining significantly in their bilateral trade flows. The SSA results reveal that the CGE results are robust. Using partial equilibrium analysis, SMART model indicates positive effect on consumer surplus and on other trade flows. However, tariff revenues will be reduced by this agreement. India is expected to loose US$ -768.37 million while Korea will loose by US$ -1232.6 million. The study recommends the following in light of our findings. First, in order to tamper the losses in budget revenues, countries should seek to diversify their tax base and develop alternative less distortionary revenue generating strategy. Secondly, if the consumers are to truly benefit of CEPA, the national capacity to limit rent capture by importers and exporters should be strengthened.

Bilateral Cooperation in IT and IT-enabled Services Between India and Korea in the Post-CEPA Era

Bilateral Cooperation in IT and IT-enabled Services Between India and Korea in the Post-CEPA Era
Author: Priyadarsh Dash
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
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Bilateral economic relations between India and Korea seem to have improved considerably after the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries came into force in January 2010. This was reflected in a dramatic rise in India's bilateral trade with Korea from US$ 3.4 billion and US$ 8.6 billion in 2009 to USS$ 4.4 billion and 13.1 billion in 2011 for exports and imports, respectively. In addition, the Agreement has created possibilities for higher trade in several product lines and services, and created scope for foreign direct investments (FDI) in both economies. FDI by Korea in India has almost doubled in the four-year period from US$ 68 million in 2007 to US$ 132 million in 2011. Likewise, Indian firms are increasingly becoming active by investing in diversified sectors of the Korean economy. While the early harvest gains from this expanded market access is more visible in merchandise trade, the future of trade in services between the two economies appears to be more promising. In particular, the information technology sector provides ample scope for enhancing two-way trade especially in the areas of software, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and other IT-enabled services (iTeS).

Two Years On

Two Years On
Author: Woong Lee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

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India's Recent Economic Policy and the Potentials of Korea-India Cooperation

India's Recent Economic Policy and the Potentials of Korea-India Cooperation
Author: Jeong-Gon Kim
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN:

Korea and India are ideal economic partners with matching needs. Korea needs to foster co-operation with India in terms of diversifying trade and investment in the wake of COVID-19 and the U.S.-China conflict. Meanwhile, fostering manufacturing is a priority of India, and continuous efforts will be made to improve participation in GVC. Considering the strengths of both countries, the potential for cooperation is high. Korea is competitive in key manufacturing industries such as electronics and automobiles that India wants to foster, and has upgraded economic relations with India since the signing of the Korea-India CEPA. In addition, Korea has strong trade and investment links with ASEAN and could serve as a cooperative partner for India in ASEAN. Meanwhile, India is actively improving its investment environment and has excellent service industries in areas such as IT, R&D, and business services. Moreover, India is building a diversified economic network with the United States, the EU, South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, showing its high potential for cooperation with Korea in those countries.

South Korea's Rise

South Korea's Rise
Author: Uk Heo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2014-07-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107012503

This book explores South Korea's phenomenal economic rise and the impact that this has had on the country's foreign policy.

India and the Republic of Korea

India and the Republic of Korea
Author: Skand R. Tayal
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317341562

Examining the underlying logic of the strategic and economic partnership between the Republic of Korea and India, this book is the first detailed study of the numerous facets — cultural, economic, people-to-people, and strategic — of blossoming relations between two major Asian democracies. This comprehensive survey documents the interaction between the two governments, relying on facts and hitherto unpublished original records provided by India’s Ministry of External Affairs; offers an illuminating account of India’s active role as a neutral party in the post-Second World War events of the Korean War and the division of the Korean Peninsula; and provides a vision of the future direction of India–Korea relations. The author also shares candid observations of Korean society and its people during his service as Ambassador of India in Seoul. The work will be useful to policy makers as well as students of politics and international relations, strategic studies, economics, and contemporary world history.

East Asian Integration

East Asian Integration
Author: Lili Yan Ing
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2019-05-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429782489

The growth of world trade has been stagnant in recent times; trade liberalisation now has been challenged. The recent rise of anti-globalisation calls for a better integration in East Asia. How should East Asia manage its openness? This book provides profound analyses on rules of origins, non-tariff measures, restrictiveness in services and investment. It gives insight into how East Asian countries should shape its trade, investment and industrial policies. This book helps to answer what kind of a better integration it should be, and how East Asia can realise it.

Deepening Economic Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka

Deepening Economic Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka
Author: Indra Nath Mukherji
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292541706

This book analyzes the performance and impact of the India–Sri Lanka free trade agreement over the past decade and suggests the way forward. India became an important source of imports for Sri Lanka immediately after the implementation of the free trade agreement. Bilateral trade between the countries increased steadily thereafter, with Sri Lankan commodities finding a large market in India. The composition of trade also changed with an increased number of new goods being traded. The book computes indices and suggests scope for deepening economic cooperation between the two countries by pruning the negative lists for trade in goods, identifying potential investment, and suggesting policies for expanding cooperation in services.