Lobbying, Counterlobbying, and the Structure of Tariff Protection in Poor and Rich Countries

A political economy model of protection is used to determine endogenously the intersectoral patterns of protection. Three propositions are derived that are consistent with the stylized patterns of tariff protection in rich and poor countries: Nomin...

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Main Authors: Cadot, Olivier, Melo, Jaime de, Olarreaga, Marcelo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
BID
CD
GDP
TAX
WTO
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17164