caused by tariffs in general and shows that the resulting implications for the optimal tariff decision can be completely … country in a dynamic setting with endogenous firm technology choices prefers to impose discriminatory tariffs both ex post and … ex ante when emissions matter, while a commitment to uniform tariffs is optimally chosen when environmental concerns do …

-generating tariffs. This approach allows us to take account of adjustment dynamics, distributional aspects and the time horizon of policy … makers and workers. In response to a unilateral increase in tariffs aggregate consumption increases only sluggishly so that … policy makers with a short time horizon tend to set lower tariffs. Workers' preferences for tariffs depend on the sector …

climate policy community. Key remaining parties to the Agreement such as Europe and China might call for carbon tariffs on US … advocates of carbon tariffs: Given the possibility of retaliatory tariffs across all imported goods, carbon tariffs do not …

climate policy community. Key remaining parties to the Agreement such as Europe and China might call for carbon tariffs on US … advocates of carbon tariffs: Given the possibility of retaliatory tariffs across all imported goods, carbon tariffs do not …

This paper examines the theory underpinning the design of optimal tariffs in a developing economy, and the experience … objectives. The ability to successfully reduce tariffs depends on measures taken to alleviate fiscal and balance of payments …

Historically, tariffs have been an attractive policy tool to protect domestic industries. The benefits of such a policy …

infinite future. In this paper I analyze the setting of tariffs in a two-country model taking account of adjustment processes … induces policy makers with a short planning horizon to set lower tariffs because it enhances the short run boom following a … cut in tariffs. Monetary policy that aggressively fights deviations from its inflation target leads to even lower tariffs. …