Who gains from tariff escalation?

With the help of a simple model of production and trade, we examine the differential impact of tariff escalation on skilled and unskilled wages in an economy. Our findings provide a lobbying-based explanation of the prevalence of tariff escalation in developed countries. It also predicts the possible response of a developing country and shows how similar lobbying activity in that country can slow the pace of liberalization of service sector trade.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb
Publisher:	Helsinki : The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Subject:	Zolltheorie \| Protektionismus \| Interessenpolitik \| Entwicklungsländer \| escalation \| tariff \| lobby \| developing country \| WTO

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Series:	WIDER Discussion Paper ; 2003/62
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	375550666 [GVK] hdl:10419/52787 [Handle]
Classification:	F01 - Global Outlook ; F11 - Neoclassical Models of Trade ; F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations
Source:	EconStor

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