00680nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000260001724501200004326000090016352003450017258300180051794200060053599900170054120260716043859.0 aRutherford, Thomas F. aWelfare effects of regional trade integration of Central American and Caribbean nations with NAFTA and the MERCOSUR c2000 aProvides general equilibrium estimates of the welfare effects of trade policy options for nations of Central America and the Caribbean (CMA). Examines the options for CAM joining NAFTA and MERCOSUR. Addresses the welfare implications of trade policy and the question of the appropriate tax mechanism to replace the tariff revenue losses. c4/23/08kJOYD cA c56053d56053