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The Macroeconomic Consequences of Import Tariffs and Trade Policy Uncertainty

Boer, Lukas - 2024

We estimate the macroeconomic effects of import tariffs and trade policy uncertainty in the United States, combining …

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Trade Policy Implications of a Changing World: Tariffs and Import Market Power

Jakubik, Adam - 2023

-Uruguay Round applied tariffs and relying on the theoretical framework of the terms-of-trade motive for trade agreements, we …

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Policies, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion; Evidence From India

Mishra, Prachi; Subramanian, Arvind; Topalova, Petia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

, the effect of tariffs on evasion, and relate this elasticity to factors related to customs enforcement or the quality of … customs institutions. We find a positive and robust effect of tariffs on import tax evasion. We then show that the evasion …

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VAT, Tariffs, and withholding; Border Taxes and Informality in Developing Countries

Keen, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

optimally deployed, it is shown, then the usual prescription that a small economy should not deploy tariffs remains valid even …

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Ukraine Gas Pricing Policy; Distributional Consequences of Tariff Increases

Mitra, Pritha; Atoyan, Ruben - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

Ukraineâ€™s gas pricing policy subsidizes gas and heating for all households. As the cost of imported gas rises, this policy increasingly weighs on government finances, sustains energy over-consumption, dampens investment in delivery systems, and undermines incentives for domestic...

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Value of WTO Trade Agreements in a New Keynesian Model

Ganelli, Giovanni; Tervala, Juha - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

of an agreement, which cuts tariffs by one percentage point, is 0.5% to 2% of consumption, much larger than in trade …

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Fiscal Implications of Multilateral Tariff Cuts.

Lankes, Hans P - 2006

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- IV. SIMULATION OF THE FISCAL REVENUE IMPACT OF TARIFF LIBERALIZATION -- V. SUMMARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES.

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Food Prices and the Multiplier Effect of Trade Policy

Giordani, Paolo; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

This paper studies the relationship between trade policy and food prices. We show that, when individuals are loss averse, governments may use trade policy to shield the domestic economy from large food price shocks. This creates a complementarity between the price of food in international...

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Trade Policy with Heterogeneous Traders; Do Quotas Get a Bum Rap?

Krishna, Kala; Tan, Ling Hui - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper considers the effects of trade policy-tariffs and quotas-when importing is done by competitive traders who … conventional ranking of tariffs and quotas is turned on its head: quotas are not as bad for welfare as previously believed, while … tariffs may restrict trade by more than originally intended. Furthermore, the allocation of property rights (quota licenses …

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Unionization and Strategic Trade Policy

Swagel, Phillip; Tan, Ling Hui - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper examines the effect of unionization on welfare and trade policy in a model of duopolists competing in a third market. It shows that the traditional result that the presence of a union necessitates a stronger strategic trade policy to reach the optimal level of welfare depends on the...

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