Preface

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Chapter I. Introduction
1. Background for a Korea-U.S. FTA
2. Contributions of this Study: Integrated and Extensive
3. Content and Organization

Chapter II. U.S. Strategy for FTAs: Obstacles and Opportunities for Korea
1. U.S. Trade Negotiating Strategy
2. Process in the United States for FTA negotiations
3. U.S. Trade Policy on Separate Areas in FTAs
4. Chapter Conclusion: Comparison with Korean FTA Strategy

Chapter III. Korea-U.S. Economic Relations, Issues and Competitiveness
1. Trade and Investment Relations
2. Current Bilateral Trade Related Issues
3. Comparison of Competitiveness Using Three Methods
4. Chapter Conclusion

Chapter IV. Macroeconomic Effects of a Korea-U.S. FTA
1. Analysis of Macro Economic Effects
2. Effects of a Korea-U.S. FTA on Korean Service Sector
3. Chapter conclusion
Chapter V. The Political Economy of a Korea-U.S. FTA
1. Korea as an FTA Partner for the United States: Why?
2. The United States as an FTA Partner for Korea: Why?
3. Trade Micro-Politics: Product Issues
4. Trade Macro-Politics: Coalitions, Presidents and Parties
5. Conclusions and Consequences for East Asia

Chapter VI. Conclusions
1. Effects of a Korea-U.S. FTA
2. Non-economic effects of a Korea-U.S. FTA
3. Opportunity Cost of Not Having a Korea-U.S. FTA
4. Policy Implications

Annex

References

Contributing Authors

최근 들어 우리의 주요 수출시장인 미국과의 FTA에 대한 논의가 본격화될 가능성이 높아지고 있다. 특히 그간 영화시장 개방문제와 함께 한·미 FTA의 장애요인으로 작용해오던 농업부문에서 향후 10년간 개방이 가속화될 것으로 예상될 뿐 아니라 고령농의 자연은퇴 진전과 선진국형 사회보장지출에 의한 농가소득 지원 가능성 증대가 전망되면서, 한·미 FTA의 실현가능성은 한층 높아지고 있다. (생략)