Is Protectionism on the Rise? Assessing National Trade Policies during the Crisis of 2008

This paper quantifies trade policy changes and the associated trade impacts for about 100 countries between 2008 and 2009. Results show that there has been no widespread increase in protectionism. Only a few countries, including Russia, Argentina, Turkey, and China, have increased tariffs on major i...

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Main Authors: Kee, Hiau Looi, Neagu, Cristina, Nicita, Alessandro
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16603