By bridging the gap between the strategic model of sanctions and the public choice framework of sanctions, we introduce a new sanctions game. Contrary to an earlier finding, we show that the partial compliance of the target country along with mild sanctions are not only equilibrium, but also...

It is well known that high tariffs tend to induce direct foreign investment (DFI) by encouraging the investors to jump the “tariff-wall”. We argue that in the presence of a “tough” local competitor DFI may not be possible but suitable designed joint-ventures (JV) between the local and...

We present a model that allows us to compare the effects that frictions involved in immigration and international outsourcing have on the skilled-unskilled wage inequality. We show that, for any given level of contractual friction in the production of intermediate goods, the wedge between the...

This paper employs a mobile capital version of the Harris-Todaro model to analyze the backward incidence of pollution abatement policies on some key variables of interest. Among other things, we show that national income may fall as a result of stronger pollution controls. However, more...

Using a three-sector general equilibrium model with non-traded goods, we investigate the impact of foreign direct investment on the real wages of skilled and unskilled workers. We show that foreign direct investment increases the real wages of skilled and unskilled workers, but widens the gap...