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This paper presents a new measure of aggregate trade restrictions (MATR) using data from the International Monetary Fund's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. MATR is strongly correlated with existing measures of trade restrictiveness but is more comprehensive in...
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We develop a new Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR) using data from the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. MATR is an empirical measure of how restrictive official government policy is towards the international flow of goods and services. MATR is...
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find that in response to the 2018 tariffs on nearly all source countries, the price of washers rose by nearly 12 percent …; the price of dryers—a complementary good not subject to tariffs—increased by an equivalent amount. Factoring in the effect … of dryers and price increases by domestic brands, our estimates for the 2018 tariffs on washers imply a tariff elasticity …
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find that in response to the 2018 tariffs on nearly all source countries, the price of washers rose by nearly 12 percent …; the price of dryers--a complementary good not subject to tariffs--increased by an equivalent amount. Factoring in the … effect of dryers and price increases by domestic brands, our estimates for the 2018 tariffs on washers imply a tariff …
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decline in import growth. We then construct measures of export exposure to import tariffs by linking tariffs paid by importing …
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