Solution (WITS), and selection bias from dropping tariffs when no trade is recorded. I develop a novel interpolation algorithm …

This paper presents a new global tariff database covering tariffs at the six-digit product level for 197 importing … data and misreporting, almost doubling the number of available tariffs from 2.9 to 5.7 billion. The improvement in the data … tariffs around the world improving our understanding of how countries set tariffs substantially. …

Many studies use tariffs to measure changes in trade policy. This paper shows that standard sources for tariffs suffer … from substantial measurement error due to misreporting and the resulting false imputation: Countries fail to report tariffs … every year and missing data are more prevalent for preferential than for most favored nation (MFN) tariffs. WITS, the main …

principle, tariffs could be an effective deterrent for weak protections for intellectual property. Moreover, weakening … enforcement may be a strong deterrent for raising tariffs. These results combined indicate that there is scope for international …

that offsetting effects on the newly imposed tariffs were substantial. …

firms exporting to India more frequently adopt strategies to maintain their market share against tariffs than against …

focus of US tariffs on intermediate goods is likely to have had a negative impact on US GDP and consumption. However, the …