abolishing the import restraints (tariffs and equivalent measures) prevailing in 1982. Under constant returns (CRTS) across the …

This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It … coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering tariffs under the multilateral system is likely to lead to a net increase in …

a substantial theoretical literature there appears to be no empirical literature on the use of tariffs as a …

developed countries (LDCs), both directly and through the price-depressing effect of agricultural support policies. High tariffs … the impact of a 50 percent cut in tariffs and a 50 cut in domestic support for LDCs as compared to non-LDC developing …

agricultural tariffs, industrial tariffs, and revenue tariffs, for a sample of relatively well-developed countries between 1875 and … 1913. Industrial tariffs were positively correlated with growth. Agricultural tariffs were negatively correlated with … between revenue tariffs and growth. …

distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to those on intermediate inputs. Lower … output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs can … tariffs. A 10 percentage point fall in output tariffs increases productivity by about 1%, whereas an equivalent fall in input …

tariff choices under two distinct environments. One is that of tariffs set under the Escape Clause (section 201 of the US …