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We employ the Anderson-Neary Trade Restrictiveness Index (TRI) to examine Canadian trade policy during the first wave of globalization (1870-1913). Our analysis is the first to examine two important features of this period using the TRI: 1) the shift to protectionist trade policies, and 2) the...
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Protectionism with High International Mobility of Factors -- 3. On the High Cost of Maintaining a Tariff -- II -- 4. Comparing the … Development -- III -- 7. Canada's National Policies -- 8. On Size and Scale -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- I -- L -- M …
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production. In this context, tariff policy design needs to consider the impact downstream of changes in tariffs upstream. Policy … downstream? What are the key input tariffs that could be reduced to lower production costs in priority sectors considering … Excel-based tool designed to help policy makers answer these questions, by combining information on tariffs and input …
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Governments in more developed economies partially compensate import-competing industries when world prices fall, i.e. they lean against the wind. In less developed economies we often observe liberalization in response to the same shock. We use a political-support maximization model with revenue...
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Historically, tariffs have been an attractive policy tool to protect domestic industries. The benefits of such a policy …
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