Recently, the world economy has seen its greatest down turn since World War II. Although not as bad as during the Great … trade barriers or tariffs, or as an increase in export subsidies. In this paper, we show that none of these measures … the short run, they are less effective than general government spending impulses. Raising tariffs or trade barriers even …

model, we find that autocracies import substantially less than democracies, even after controlling for official trade …

This paper investigates the link between trade and environment by exploring the effects of green tariffs on the … location of firms, innovation and the environment. It shows that tariffs levied on polluting goods could result in less global … emissions from production, and reducing competition. Green tariffs reduce pollution by (1) shifting production to the region …