Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: A "New" Perspective on Protectionism

This paper analyzes the determinants of protectionism in a small open economy with search frictions. In this environment, jobs generate rents whose access depends on the level of trade protection. By raising the domestic price of a good, a government may attract more firms in a particular industry....

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Main Author: Costinot, Arnaud
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52304
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-297X