The studies on the tariff reform movement from 1903 to 1913 inBritain can be classified into three main approaches, emphasising re-spectively: 1) a protectionist strategy to revive British industry, 2) anelectoral strategy to widen the base of the Unionists or the Conser-vative Party, and 3) an...

Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 was the signature trade policy event of the nineteenth century. This paper provides a quantitative general equilibrium evaluation of the repeal on sectoral output and employment, factor prices and income distribution, international trade and the terms of...