Arthi, Vellore; Lampe, Markus; Nair, Ashwin; O'Rourke, … - 2022
What is the impact of trade policy in developing countries? We address the question in the context of interwar India …, whose trade policies have been accused of harming British export interests. We quantify the impact of trade policy on the … time. We find that even though Indian protection lowered total imports, it substantially boosted imports from the UK. Trade …