The Mercantilist Index of Trade Policy.

We introduce an index of trade policy restrictiveness defined as the uniform tariff that maintains the same trade volume as a given tariff/quota structure. Our index overcomes the problems of the trade-weighted average tariff: It avoids substitution bias, correctly accounts for general equilibrium t...

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Hauptverfasser: Anderson, J, Neary, J
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Blackwell Publishing 2003