sources. We explore the impact of colonial rule and unequal treaties' on Asian tariffs, as well as the impact of geography and … political economy on Latin American tariffs. Limits to tariff policy autonomy explain one third of the vast difference between … the two regions' tariffs before 1914; differences in the extent and structure of internal markets as well as the world …

Were high import tariffs somehow related to the strong U.S. economic growth during the late nineteenth century? This … paper examines this frequently mentioned but controversial question and investigates the channels by which tariffs could … expansion and capital accumulation than on productivity growth; (ii) tariffs may have discouraged capital accumulation by …