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Second-best Rates of Effective Protection with Imperfect Substitution
Milner, Chris - In: Journal of Economic Studies 19 (1992) January, pp. 3-13
determination of second-best nominal and effective tariffs in a general equilibrium setting. The analysis of second … extent to which second best tariffs can be determined in a qualitative sense at least when compared with the traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008481978
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By-products and Effective Protection
Greenaway, David; Reed, Geoffrey; Hassan, Refaat - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) October, pp. 31-36
The standard measures of effective protection calculate EPRs by reference to an activity's principal product. In many activities by-products which have a positive economic value are important. Revises the standard measures to allow for the incorporation of by-products and uses an example to...
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Tariffs versus Quotas under Duopoly: A Conjectural Variation Approach Revisited
Tsai, Pan-Long; Chen, Jyh An - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) May, pp. 57-67
Uses a conjectural variation approach to derive a general result concerning the equivalence of tariffs and quotas …. Shows that, as long as the quota is binding, the equivalence of tariffs and quotas depends exclusively on the domestic firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005003282
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Aggregation and the Welfare Analysis of US Tariffs
Arce, Hugh M.; Reinert, Kenneth A. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) October, pp. 26-30
A recurrent concern of researchers who measure the cost of protection is that welfare estimates based on models with highly aggregated sectors of the economy in question will understate the true cost of protection if the tariff system is not uniform. Uses the 1988 tariff schedule of the US and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005003301
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Smuggling and welfare in a Ricardo-Viner economy
Lovely, Mary E.; Nelson, Douglas - In: Journal of Economic Studies 22 (1995) October, pp. 26-45
Analyses smuggling through legal entry points in the context of a Ricardo-Viner (RV) economy. Posits that smuggling will improve welfare if the benefits of a reduced domestic price distortion exceed the resource cost of smuggling. Strengthening of anti-smuggling activity need not improve welfare...
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The Impact of the Tariff-Rate Quota on Sugar Imports on the US Economy
Uri, Noel D.; Boyd, Roy - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) January, pp. 16-40
Examines the impact of the sugar tariff-rate import quota programme on the United States economy. Uses a computable general equilibrium model composed of 14 producing sectors, 14 consuming sectors, six household categories classified by fincome, and a government. Examines the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005003331
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Second‐best Rates of Effective Protection with Imperfect Substitution
Milner, Chris - In: Journal of Economic Studies 19 (1992) 1
determination of second‐best ominal and effective tariffs in a general equilibrium setting. The analysis of second … extent to which second best tariffs can be determined in a qualitative sense at least when compared with the traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863396
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The Impact of the Tariff‐Rate Quota on Sugar Imports on the US Economy
Uri, Noel D.; Boyd, Roy - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) 1, pp. 16-40
Examines the impact of the sugar tariff‐rate import quota programme on the United States economy. Uses a computable general equilibrium model composed of 14 producing sectors, 14 consuming sectors, six household categories classified by fincome, and a government. Examines the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863435
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Tariffs versus Quotas under Duopoly
Tsai, Pan‐Long; An Chen, Jyh - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) 2, pp. 57-67
Uses a conjectural variation approach to derive a general result concerning the equivalence of tariffs and quotas …. Shows that, as long as the quota is binding, the equivalence of tariffs and quotas depends exclusively on the domestic firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863440
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Aggregation and the Welfare Analysis of US Tariffs
Arce, Hugh M.; Reinert, Kenneth A. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) 6, pp. 26-30
A recurrent concern of researchers who measure the cost of protection is that welfare estimates based on models with highly aggregated sectors of the economy in question will understate the true cost of protection if the tariff system is not uniform. Uses the 1988 tariff schedule of the US and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863454