This paper considers the effects of trade policy-tariffs and quotas-when importing is done by competitive traders who … conventional ranking of tariffs and quotas is turned on its head: quotas are not as bad for welfare as previously believed, while … tariffs may restrict trade by more than originally intended. Furthermore, the allocation of property rights (quota licenses …

implications of rice tariffs and targeted transfers in Madagascar, especially in the context of identifying their respective roles … mainly to higher income households. In addition, poor net rice sellers will lose from lower tariffs. Developing a system of … costeffective approach to poverty alleviation. Such an approach should be financed by switching revenue raising from rice tariffs to …

-country general equilibrium model, where the degree of market integration depends directly on trade costs (transport costs, tariffs …

of low- and middle-income countries. The study applies a linear optimization framework to data for bound tariffs, applied … tariffs, and imports at the HS-6 digit level for 58 developing countries, and simulates results for different sets of import …

economies would be affected by the introduction of tariffs or other trade barriers. This paper estimates the impact of trade …