DP2669 Market Structure, Trade Liberalization, and the GATS

Author(s):	Joseph Francois, Ian Wooton
Publication Date:	January 2001
Keyword(s):	Imperfect Competition, Market Access, Services Trade, Trade Liberalization
JEL(s):	F12, F13, F23
Programme Areas:	International Trade and Regional Economics
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In this Paper we examine the interaction between the different modes of market access commitments in services (cross-border and establishment) market structure, and regulation. In this context, we focus on the impact of improved domestic market access for a foreign service provider on a domestic service market. We work with a model where the domestic industry is assumed to be imperfectly competitive and, as a result of domestic regulation, is able to act as a cartel. We also examine the incentives for the domestic firms to accommodate the entry of the foreign firm by inviting it to join the cartel.