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Author(s): Friederike Koehler-Geib; Susana M. Sanchez
ISBN(s): 9781464805691, 1464805695
Edition: 1
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Year: 2015
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1464805695 
ISBN 13: 9781464805691
Author: Friederike Koehler Geib, Susana M Sanchez

For Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic–Central America free trade agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been more than a trade agreement. Costa Rica has used trade liberalization and promotion of international trade as a core development strategy for decades. CAFTA-DR consolidated benefits that had previously been unilaterally extended under the Caribbean Basin Initiative into a multilateral free trade agreement, providing a more stable environment for trade relationships. Beyond just being a trade agreement, CAFTA-DR opened up state monopolies in telecommunications and insurance, which polarized the country. No other trade agreement has generated as much controversy about the potential impacts on the economy. Following a referendum, with a small margin in favor of the agreement, Costa Rica was the last member country to ratify CAFTA-DR in 2009. Given the controversy at the time, Costa Rica Five Years after CAFTA-DR: Assessing Early Results takes stock of the early impacts of CAFTA-DR during the five years since its ratification, addressing the following questions: • What actual changes did the agreement bring about, and what was their context? • What was the impact of those changes on trade and foreign direct investment flows? • How have the high-tech, insurance, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical sectors been impacted?

Costa Rica Five Years after CAFTA DR Assessing Early Results 1st Table of contents:

  • Chapter 1: The Context of CAFTA-DR in Costa Rica

    • Introduction

    • CAFTA-DR in Historical Context

    • Economic Arguments for and against CAFTA-DR at the Time of Ratification

    • Legal and Regulatory Changes with CAFTA-DR

    • Trade and FDI Patterns with CAFTA-DR

  • Chapter 2: CAFTA-DR and the High-Tech Sector: FDI and Export Performance

    • Introduction

    • The Impacts of FTAs on FDI and Exports in Costa Rica’s High-Tech Sector

    • CAFTA-DR and FDI in the High-Tech Sector: Evidence from Secondary Data

    • CAFTA-DR and Exports in the High-Tech Sector: Evidence from Secondary Data

    • CAFTA-DR, FDI, and MNC Performance in the High-Tech Sector: Findings from Online Surveys

    • CAFTA-DR, FDI, and Exports in the High-Tech Sector: Findings from Structured Interviews

  • Chapter 3: Insurance: The End of a Monopoly, and a New Beginning for a Market

    • Introduction and Summary

    • Legislative Change

    • Market Dynamics

    • Comparison with CAFTA-DR and Latin American Countries

    • Interpreting Recent Developments

    • Outlook

  • Chapter 4: Telecommunications and the End of Another Monopoly

    • Introduction and Summary

    • Legal and Regulatory Developments

    • The Entry of Private Mobile Service Providers

    • Liberalization Drives Improvements in Access to Telecommunications Services

    • Fixed-Line Telephone Services

    • Fixed Internet

    • Mobile Broadband Services

    • Household Access to Telecommunications Services, Prices, and Quality of Services

    • Fixed Internet Services

    • Mobile Services

    • Mobile Broadband

    • Penetration in Rural Areas versus Urban Areas: FONATEL

    • The Contribution of the Telecommunications Sector to the Costa Rican Economy

  • Chapter 5: Intellectual Property Rights in CAFTA-DR and Pharmaceuticals in Costa Rica

    • Introduction

    • Intellectual Property Regulations for Pharmaceuticals in International Trade Treaties

    • Data Protection, New Chemical Entities, and Patent Linkages after CAFTA-DR

    • How Have CAFTA-DR’s IP Rules Affected the CCSS?

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