tariff cuts. This rent destruction effect of an FTA can free policy makers to be more aggressive in multi-lateral tariff cuts …. We argue that the Canadian-US free trade agreement (CUSFTA) provides an ideal policy experiment to link this mechanism to …

We consider the evolution of preferences when trade occurs between two countries. We show that if one country is much … larger than the other, its preferences can eventually take over the preferences of the second country. This result may … agreements. We also show that when the sensitivity of preferences to the relative price is high, the distribution of preferences …

The sustainability of the welfare state ultimately depends on citizens’ preferences for income redistribution. They are … that government should reduce income inequality exhibit a negative WTP on average. The major finding is that estimated …

Tempelhof indicates that adaptive preferences may be important. …

the marriage, in the case where preferences of partners are unknown, will be accepted. In this sense consumption is …

reduced emission abatement in the US, but also the spillover effects on technology and countries’ relative bargaining power …

This paper argues that high political competition does not necessarily induce policy makers to perform better as …

sustainable growth. Nevertheless, market-based instruments have not been implemented satisfactorily in environmental policy yet … environmental policy instead of command-and-control measures are surprisingly weak. Knowing the obstacles to implementing market …