This article adopts the augmented versions of Gravity Model to examine effects signing ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) on bilateral aggregate trades. Specifically, ACFTA dummy variables are incorporated in basic model is estimate direction and magnitude effects. A total 79 trading partners ASEAN member countries plus China were examined this article. The study finds that Gross Domestic...

This paper essentially focuses on the belated regionalization attempts of the South Asian economies and myriad of problems that are coming in their way to forming a smoothly functioning free trade area and regional integration agreement. Notwithstanding their efforts, progress so far has been tardy. Although South Asian economies took several liberalization measures during the 1990-2005 period,...