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Anderson, James; Neary, J. Peter - Department of Economics, Boston College - 1998

tariffs, quotas, and domestic taxes and subsidies. We relate this volume-equivalent index to the Trade Restrictiveness Index … such measures as arithmetic or trade-weighted average tariffs, Non-Tariff Barrier (NTB) coverage ratios and measures of …

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The global economic consequences of the Uruguay Round

Mckibbin, Warwick; Salvatore, Dominick - In: Open Economies Review 6 (1995) 2, pp. 111-129

This paper examines the provisions of the recently completed Uruguay Round and evaluates the qualitative and quantitative effects of the Round on major countries and regions of the world. The implications of the Uruguay Round are measured using the G-cubed multicountry model. This model captures...

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Protection of industry

Kreinin, Mordechal; Dinopoulos, Elias - In: Open Economies Review 6 (1995) 2, pp. 179-196

This paper reviews the literature on protection of industry and concentrates on selected journal articles that appeared over the period 1979â€“1993. The survey is organized according to the various instruments of protection in the manufacturing sector, and it is designed to acquaint...

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Review of TCF Assistance

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

The Commission was asked to evaluate current assistance arrangements to the TCF industries and provide policy options for post 2005 assistance and to report on a range of related matters that will affect the sector's long-term viability. The inquiry will also look at relevant workplace issues...

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Tariffs versus Quotas under Duopoly: A Conjectural Variation Approach Revisited

Tsai, Pan-Long; Chen, Jyh An - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) May, pp. 57-67

Uses a conjectural variation approach to derive a general result concerning the equivalence of tariffs and quotas …. Shows that, as long as the quota is binding, the equivalence of tariffs and quotas depends exclusively on the domestic firm …

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Tariffs versus Quotas under Market Price Uncertainty

Chen, Hung-Yi; Hwang, Hong - In: Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) 142 (2006) 1, pp. 181-194

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The Mercantilist Index of Trade Policy

Anderson, James E.; Neary, J. Peter - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 1998

results - trade-weighted average tariffs generally underestimate the true height of tariffs as measured by the trade …

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Technology adoption, government policy and tariffication

Ederington, Josh; McCalman, Phillip - In: Journal of International Economics 90 (2013) 2, pp. 337-347

, tariffication (i.e., the conversion of quotas to ad-valorem tariffs) can lead to faster technology adoption world-wide. … trade barriers on the equilibrium diffusion of a cost-saving technology. It is shown that even when ad-valorem tariffs have … a neutral impact on technology adoption, non-tariff barriers such as quotas can be used to affect the speed of …

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Guaranteed Market Share Arrangements in Passenger Motor Vehicles

Swan, Peter L. - In: Australian Journal of Management 2 (1977) 2, pp. 149-160

order of $170 per family per annum. If import quotas are to be imposed, then a preferred means of implementing the … Government's policy is via the sale of quotas, compared with the present system under which quotas are allocated as gifts. …

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The (Non) Equivalence of Tariff and Quota Policy in the Presence of Search Costs

Herander, Mark - Department of Economics, University of South Florida - 2013

This study compares the economic effects of tariffs and quotas in an environment where exporters must expend resources …

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