wages and welfare. To this end, we construct a general equilibrium model of a labour-exporting (source) and a labour … welfare in both countries, even if commodity prices are constant. The analysis describes and explains the conditions under … migrating workers, the non-migrating workers, and the government seeking to maximize social welfare. …

taxes and benefits for each country. The MCF estimates depend crucially on the country under consideration and on the …

returns to scale (IRTS) in selected industrial sectors in order to estimate the welfare gains Korea would achieve from … abolishing the import restraints (tariffs and equivalent measures) prevailing in 1982. Under constant returns (CRTS) across the … board, welfare gains are estimated at 1% of GDP. With IRTS in three industrial sectors, welfare gain estimates range from -0 …

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 … countries. However, for both groups of countries tariff reductions have a much greater positive effect on exports and welfare. …

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. …