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Endogenous protection in general equilibrium : estimating political weights in the EU

Francois, Joseph F.; Nelson, Douglas R.; … - 2008 - This version: September 2008

We examine the political economy underpinnings of import protection in general equilibrium. Starting from a dual theoretical representation of production, trade, and consumption, we map a general representation of the real economy to underlying political processes aka the political support...

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Economic policy : protectionism as an elite strategy

Le, Vo Phuong Mai (contributor); … - 2009

services it has not dismantled much of the existing national protectionism. The economic costs are calculated here at some 3 … competition. -- protectionism ; manufactures ; anti-dumping ; tariff equivalent ; customs union ; competition …

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Service trade liberalization as a handmaiden of competitiveness in manufacturing : an industrialized or developing country issue?

Langhammer, Rolf J. (contributor) - 2006

This paper discusses the issue whether developing countries forego chances in world manufactured markets by protecting intermediate services against market entry of new suppliers. By scanning the empirical literature on effective rates of protection (ERP), the evidence is supportive. Yet, it...

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International Trade Integration : A Disaggregated Approach

Chen, Natalie - 2013

This paper investigates the sources and size of trade barriers at the industry level. We derive a micro-founded measure of industry-specific bilateral trade integration that has an in-built control for time-varying multilateral resistance. This trade integration measure is consistent with a...

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Unintended Consequences : How Introducing a Manufacturing and Export Exemption to Supplementary Protection Certificates Would Weaken Global Standards of IP Protection and Result in...

Pugatch, Meir; Torstensson, David; Laufer, Ma'ayan - 2017

Background: In October 2015 the European Commission (EC) released its report Upgrading the Single Market: More Opportunities for People and Business, which includes a stated intention to explore an option for implementing a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) manufacturing and export...

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Socio-economic Causes of Child Labor in Carpet Weaving Industry : A Case Study of Union Council Ali Wahan

Avais, Muhammad Abdullah - 2014

sampling. 50 respondents, all working girls in carpet weaving industry, were interviewed. Carpet weaving is hazardous work and … posture during work. 66% respondents know that carpet weaving is hazardous work and not suitable them. 46% respondents believe … that child labour in carpet weaving industry is decreasing. 80% respondents want to study instead of work. The study …

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Endogenous trade policies in a developing economy

Hung, Nguyen-manh (contributor); … - 2006

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Bairoch revisited. tariff structure and growth in the late 19th century

Tena Junguito, Antonio - 2009

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Does trade protection improve firm productivity? : evidence from Philippine micro data

Mercado-Aldaba, Rafaelita A. - 2010

The recent trade and productivity literature shows that trade liberalization can lead to productivity gains through increased competition and exit of inefficient firms and reallocation of market shares in favor of more efficient firms. In this paper, an attempt is made to examine the impact of...

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A trade restrictiveness index of the level of protection in Australian manufacturing

Lloyd, Peter J. (contributor); MacLaren, Donald (contributor) - 2007

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