Import Demand Elasticities and Trade Distortions

To study the effects of tariffs on gross domestic product (GDP), one needs import demand elasticities at the tariff line level that are consistent with GDP maximization. These do not exist. The authors modify Kohli's (1991) GDP function approa...

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Main Authors: Kee, Hiau Looi, Nicita, Alessandro, Olarreaga, Marcelo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5457717/import-demand-elasticities-trade-distortions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13899