In this paper we consider recent proposals to auction U.S. import quotas. using the funds so obtained to encourage … critical factor in understanding these policies. In a world or full information, it makes little sense to use auction quotas …

drop in foreign producer surplus relative to free trade. Previous estimates of auction revenue are in the range of $3 7 … auction revenue is $1 3-2.15 billion, and the foreign loss is $0.5-O.7 billion relative to free trade. One alternative to … auction quotas is a system of tariff-rate quotas, which are designed to keep supplier countries welfare equal to that in free …

In this paper we consider recent proposals to auction U.S. import quotas. using the funds so obtained to encourage … critical factor in understanding these policies. In a world or full information, it makes little sense to use auction quotas …

drop in foreign producer surplus relative to free trade. Previous estimates of auction revenue are in the range of $3 7 … auction revenue is $1 3-2.15 billion, and the foreign loss is $0.5-O.7 billion relative to free trade. One alternative to … auction quotas is a system of tariff-rate quotas, which are designed to keep supplier countries welfare equal to that in free …

these two elasticities in a model using a nested CES preference structure. We explore estimation techniques for the macro …

estimation method that takes advantage of our access to detailed Chinese Customs data at the commodity level. For example, the …