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Do WTO Members have More Liberal Trade Policy?

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper uses 67 measures of trade policy and trade liberalization to ask if membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is associated with more liberal trade policy. Almost no measures of trade policy are significantly...

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Did Tariffs Matter That Much? Ireland since the 1920s

O'Gráda, Cormac - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988

The contrasting tariff regimes of Northern and Southern Ireland after 1932 must have influenced industrial structure …

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Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence from Commitment via International Trade Agreements

Limão, Nuno; Tovar, Patricia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

available and an efficiency ranking is feasible: tariffs vs. non-tariff barriers (NTBs). In our policy choice model a government ….e. tighter tariff constraints are not fully offset by the higher NTBs they generate and (ii) the decision to commit to … constraints depends on the government's bargaining power relative to SIGs. Using detailed data, we confirm that tariff constraints …

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How Trade Policy Affects Technology Adoption and Productivity

Herrendorf, Berthold; Teixeira, Arilton - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

skilled workers chooses the technology. We obtain three results. First, under free trade and under a tariff the best … may not be used; in both cases per capita income and TFP are smaller than under free trade and a tariff. Third, average …

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Protectionism Isn’t Counter-Cyclic (anymore)

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

-war era, protectionism has not actually moved counter-cyclically. Tariffs and non-tariff barriers do not systematically rise …

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WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms

Brandt, Loren; Van Biesebroeck, Johannes; Wang, Luhang; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

converged to an almost uniform low level after WTO entry. We exploit sectoral variation in the extent of tariff reduction to …

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Departure from Free Trade: A Survey

Hillman, Arye L. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper surveys the ways in which departures from free trade have been treated in economic analysis. Normative theories linked to classical arguments have shown how departure from free trade can enhance efficiency and increase social welfare. Positive perspectives with links to...

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Free Trade versus Strategic Trade as a Choice Between Two 'Second-best' Policies: A Symmetric versus Asymmetric Information Analysis

Ionascu, Delia; Zigic, Kresimir - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

In this Paper, we analyse the following policy dilemma: strategic trade policy versus free trade when the domestic government is bound to intervene only after the domestic firm's strategic variable is chosen. This intervention allows the domestic firm to manipulate the domestic government and...

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Naomi Klein and the Anti-Globalization Movement

Segerstrom, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

How should economists be responding to the arguments made by anti-globalization activists? This Paper examines the writings of Naomi Klein, one of the leaders in the anti-globalization movement. The contents of her influential book No Logo are summarized and some problems with her analysis of...

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Free Trade and Evolving Standards

Casella, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

Because standards and regulations respond to a society's demand for specific public goods, we expect them to be shaped by preferences, endowments, technologies - the fundamental determinants of this demand. There is no a priori reason why standards should be equal in different societies. This...

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