In this paper we construct a Ricardian model of trade in vertically-differentiated products between a developing … country and the (developed) rest of the world. Despite labour being the only factor of production in this model, tariffs (in …-voter’s preferred reliance on tariffs versus income taxes in order to effect the desired redistribution. Using data from 44 countries we …

We analyze a two country-two good model of international trade in which citizens in each country differ by their … specific factor endowments. The trade policy in each country is set by the politician who has been elected by the citizens in a …

bilateral measure of market access to compare tariffs applied in 1996 and 2006, which includes the timing of the Uruguay Round … and episodes of bilateral liberalization. Our econometric estimations show that the reduced tariffs imposed on emerging … the probability of recording new flows. Growth in emerging countries’ exports at the extensive margin of trade has been …

Historically, tariffs have been an attractive policy tool to protect domestic industries. The benefits of such a policy … evidence suggests that wholesalers and retailers play an active role in international trade. We present a model of retailers …

small. This has been replaced by an agreement abolishing this practice. However, the presence of other trade barriers, such … as tariffs, can continue to disadvantage foreign firms. We analyze the bidding strategies in such a game and show that … when domestic profits are valued, tariffs will be used to discriminate against foreign firms. Furthermore, we find that …

We demonstrate that durable MFN tariff elimination affects trade patterns through several layers, and magnitudes of … associated with identifying effects of non-discriminatory trade policies due to two reasons: (i) ITA constitutes a quasi … additional trade gains - over and above tariff reductions - especially for intermediate goods. The commitment to durable tariff …

and tariffs on factor markets, we find an efficiency gain, which is unevenly distributed. Existing generations benefit …

trade. We find that bound tariffs are more effective with higher risk destination markets, that a large binding overhang may …WTO negotiations deal predominantly with bound - besides applied - tariff rates. But, how can reductions in tariffs … from the real options literature; doing so we highlight the important role of bound tariffs at the extensive margin of …

Historically, tariffs have been an attractive policy tool to protect domestic industries. The benefits of such a policy … evidence suggests that wholesalers and retailers play an active role in international trade. We present a model of retailers …

to use contingent tariffs to control import surges of food commodities and/or downward spikes in their border prices. The …