Smoke in the Water : The Use of Tariff Policy Flexibility in Crises

Smoke in the Water : The Use of Tariff Policy Flexibility in Crises

As the economic crisis deepens and widens, fears of a return to the protectionist spiral of the 1930s become more common. However, an important difference between the 1930s and today is the existence of the World Trade Organization and the legal li...

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Main Authors: Foletti, Liliana, Fugazza, Marco, Nicita, Alessandro, Olarreaga, Marcelo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE VALUE
AGRICULTURAL AGREEMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
APPLIED TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFF
CAPITAL MOBILITY
CHECKS
DEMAND ELASTICITIES
DEMAND ELASTICITY
DERIVATIVE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC PRICE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE REGIME
FINAL GOODS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIXED EXCHANGE RATE
GLOBAL TRADE
IMPORT DUTIES
IMPORT VALUE
IMPORT VALUES
IMPORTS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MEMBER COUNTRIES
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
POLICY RESPONSES
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PROTECTIONISM
PROTECTIONIST
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECESSIONS
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
RETURN
TARIFF ACT
TARIFF BINDING
TARIFF BINDINGS
TARIFF CHANGES
TARIFF INCREASES
TARIFF LINE
TARIFF LINES
TARIFF POLICY
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DISTORTIONS
TRADE PROTECTION
TRADE VALUES
TRANSPARENCY
UNION
VALUE OF IMPORTS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4242

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4242

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