infinite future. In this paper I analyze the setting of tariffs in a two-country model taking account of adjustment processes … induces policy makers with a short planning horizon to set lower tariffs because it enhances the short run boom following a … cut in tariffs. Monetary policy that aggressively fights deviations from its inflation target leads to even lower tariffs. …

policy makers with a short time horizon tend to set lower tariffs. Workers' preferences for tariffs depend on the sector …-generating tariffs. This approach allows us to take account of adjustment dynamics, distributional aspects and the time horizon of policy … makers and workers. In response to a unilateral increase in tariffs aggregate consumption increases only sluggishly so that …