Competition between opposing lobbies is an important factor in the endogenous determination of trade policy. This paper … investigates empirically the consequences of lobbying competition between upstream and downstream producers for trade policy. The … theoretical structure underlying the empirical analysis is the well-known Grossman-Helpman model of trade policy determination …

Competition between opposing lobbies is an important factor in the endogenous determination of trade policy. This paper … investigates empirically the consequences of lobbying competition between upstream and downstream producers for trade policy. The … theoretical structure underlying the empirical analysis is the well-known Grossman-Helpman model of trade policy determination …

determined by a number of economic, political and institutional factors. Trade policy, being fundamentally redistributive …

stronger political motivation are more trade creating than agreements that are signed for pure market access / economic reasons …The recent theoretical literature on the determinants of trade agreements has stressed the importance of political … gains, such as credibility, as a rationale for trade agreements. The empirical literature, however, has lagged behind in the …

This paper examines the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in …

This paper examines the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in …

This paper examines the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in …

This paper examines the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in …

This paper examines the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in …

This paper examines the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in …