Specific Tariffs, Tariff Simplification, and the Structure of Import Tariffs in Russia, 2001-2005

The Russian tariff structure contains over 11,000 tariff lines. Of these, a specific tariff may apply for about 1,700. Due to a new data set, this is the first paper to accurately assess tariff rates. We find that the average tariff in Russia has increased between 2001 and 2003, from about 11.5 perc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shepotylo, Oleksandr, Tarr, David
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4943