Matschke, Xenia; Sherlund, Shane M. - In: American Economic Review 96 (2006) 1, pp. 405-421
Some recent empirical studies, motivated by Grossman and Helpman's (1994) "protection-for-sale" model, suggest that very few factors (none of them labor related) determine trade protection. This paper reexamines the roles that labor issues play in the determination of trade policy. We introduce...