LIBERALIZATION TRADE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES: ASSESSMENT AND CONSEQUENCES
Abstract
The article deals with the involvement of the Russian Federation into the world prevailing tendency of liberalization of trade relations between countries by means of the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreements. The analysis of foreign trade relations was considered between the Russian Federation and Vietnam by calculating indexes, trade indicators and using the GTAP model. Also the consequences for Russia’s economy and welfare at conclusion of Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam were revealed. Besides, there are identified countries with which the deepening of the bilateral trade relations may have perspective impact on the industrial and economic development of Russia.
About the Authors
A. A. Alikhanov
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD, Acting Director of the Department of the Foreign Trade Regulation,
7 Kitaygorodsky passage, Moscow, 109074
V. Yu. Skryabina
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Master Degree, Consultant of the Division of Access of Industrial Goods to Foreign Markets and the Interaction with the World Trade Organization of the State Regulation of Foreign Trade Department,
7 Kitaygorodsky passage, Moscow, 109074
E. V. Tarasyuk
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Master Degree, Deputy Head of the Division of Access of Industrial Goods to Foreign Markets and the Interaction with the World Trade Organization of the State Regulation of Foreign Trade Department,
7 Kitaygorodsky passage, Moscow, 109074
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Alikhanov A.A., Skryabina V.Yu., Tarasyuk E.V. LIBERALIZATION TRADE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES: ASSESSMENT AND CONSEQUENCES. International Trade and Trade Policy. 2015;(3):3-26. (In Russ.)
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