Constraints and Compromises

Orit Frenkel

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework 2.1. Economic Theory and the Determinants of Protection 2.2. Industry Differences in Obtaining Protection 2.3. Industry Differences in Trade Negotiations 2.4. The Role of Politics in Trade Policy Formation 2.5. Developing a Framework 3. Economic Framework of the FTA 3.1. Trade Overview 3.2. The Free Trade Area Agreement 3.3. Analysing the Effect of the US-Israel FTA 4. The Trade Policy Process 4.1. The Partnership Between Congress and the Executive Branch in the Trade Policy Process 4.2. The Decision to Negotiate a Free Trade Area 4.3. The Role of Congress in the US-Israel FTA 4.4. The ITC Report 4.5. The Role of Pressure Groups 5. The US-Israel Free Trade Area: The Negotiation Process 5.1. Initial Objectives and Opening Moves 5.2. The Negotiation Process and Subsequent Moves 6. Empirical Analysis 6.1. The Model and the Hypothesis 6.2. The Variables and their Expected Signs 6.3. Empirical Results 7. Summary and Conclusions