Hübler, Michael; Pothen, Frank - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
We scrutinize the impact of international productivity gains (spillovers) induced by imports and exports on optimal tariffs. First, we solve a stylized 2x2 trade model of a large open economy and show that (a) productivity gains via exports and imports both reduce the strategically optimal...