general-equilibrium mapping from tariffs to household inequality measures. This also yields predictions for linkages between … tariffs, development level, and observed household inequality. Working with a new dataset, we then examine cross … of trade. Regression results suggest that import protection makes income distribution worse for countries in labour …

We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining income levels around the … world, using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of … institutions are controlled for, trade is almost always insignificant, and often enters the income equation with the 'wrong' (i …

clout in international commercial negotiations. Yet, since the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) creation in 1995, it is … difficult to point to a string of successes for the European Commission's (EC's) often beleaguered trade negotiators. Even the … abandon its moratorium on negotiating new free trade agreements seems more of a stop-gap measure to maintain some negotiating …

According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries’ growth would benefit from a reduction in tariffs and other … barriers to trade. But a backlash against this view now suggests that trade policies have little or no impact on growth. If …" (Easterly 2005, Rodrik 2006). However, the empirical basis for judging recent trade reforms is weak. Econometrics are mostly ad …

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 …

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 …

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. …

it would otherwise have been<D>. Models of tariff bargaining between trade blocs suggest some increase, because the … Commission to wrest control of trade policy from national governments. The arguments are suggestive, but they are not strong …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to those on intermediate inputs. Lower … output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs can …