Abstract
Presents a quantitative analysis of the potential impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. economy. Discusses how and why the Trans-Pacific Partnership became a priority; an analytical approach; economic implications of the Trans-Pacific and Asian tracks; dynamics of the Trans-Pacific and Asian tracks; and national economic interests. Petri is Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School and Senior Fellow at the East-West Center, Honolulu. Plummer is Eni Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Economics, and nonresident Senior Fellow at the East-West Center, Honolulu. Zhai is Managing Director and Head of the Asset Allocation and Strategy Research Department of the China Investment Corporation. Index.