Panagariya, Arvind; Rodrik, Dani - In: International Economic Review 34 (1993) 3, pp. 685-703
We consider three political-economy arguments in favor of a uniform tariff rule (UTR). First, if tariffs are determined by lobbying, adoption of a UTR creates a free-rider problem. A tariff resulting from lobbying by one sector becomes available to all other sectors. This reduces incentive for...