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We study empirically and theoretically the dynamic effects of the unilateral reduction in import tariffs undertaken by …, tariffs, imbalances, and input-output linkages in the late 1980s. We introduce an anticipated phased out reform into the model …
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We introduce quality differentiation and an extensive margin of products into a standard quantitative, general equilibrium model of international trade. Both the quality and the quantity of a product play a role in its contribution both to consumption and to production. The framework allows...
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each 1 percentage point increase in exposure to the US tariffs was associated with a 0.59% reduction in night … grids with negligible direct exposure to the US tariffs accounted for up to 70% of China's population, we infer that the 2 … tariffs …
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We analyze several rounds of U.S. import restrictions against washing machines. Using retail price data, we estimate … the price effect of these import restrictions by comparing the price changes of washers with those of other appliances. We … find that in response to the 2018 tariffs on nearly all source countries, the price of washers rose by nearly 12 percent …
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This paper describes the updating of the NBER trade dataset, which now provides U.S. import and export values to the …
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The purpose of this paper is to theoretically assess, from a welfare perspective, the desirability of uniform import … tariffs. Since the eruption of the debt crisis, many proposals for structural reforms in the developing countries have …
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import competition. In the data and in the model, these investments are associated with increases in measured productivity …
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In the two years after the imposition of the Smoot-Hawley tariff in June 1930, the volume of U.S. imports fell over 40 percent. To what extent can this collapse of trade be attributed to the tariff itself versus other factors such as declining income or foreign retaliation? Partial and general...
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imports in an effort to force other countries to revalue their currencies against the dollar. The import surcharge was lifted …, economic, and legal issues surrounding the import surcharge. This historical episode may shed light on the possible use of …
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This paper finds a link between the sharp drop in U.S. manufacturing employment beginning in 2001 and a change in U.S. trade policy that eliminated potential tariff increases on Chinese imports. Industries where the threat of tariff hikes declines the most experience more severe employment...
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