Domestic Distortions and International Trade.

In this paper, the authors develop techniques for measuring the trade policy equivalent of domestic distortions using a distance function approach. Their measure, the trade restrictiveness index, is shown to equal the uniform tariff that is welfare equivalent to a given pattern of domestic taxes and...

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Main Authors: Anderson, J, Bannister, G, Neary, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1995