not affected by local welfare or other government services. The native-born population tends to respond more to growth in … growth is not positively influenced by levels of local welfare or other public services. Compared to earlier immigrant groups …

the welfare implications of such alternative sequences on the various stakeholders within the OECD. The welfare outcomes …

tariffs, with a long-run trade elasticity that is 2.9 times the short-run trade elasticity. We estimate the welfare gains from …We build a micro-founded two-country dynamic general equilibrium model in which trade responds more to a cut in tariffs … trade from a cut in tariffs, taking into account the transition period. While the intensity of trade expands slowly …

A recurrent concern of researchers who measure the cost of protection is that welfare estimates based on models with …

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 if it induces the devotion of additional resources to activities …