Substitutability and Protectionism : Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India

Substitutability and Protectionism : Latin America's Trade Policy and Imports from China and India

The authors examine the trade policy response of Latin American governments to the rapid growth of China and India in world markets. To explain higher protection in sectors where a large share is imported from these countries, they extend the "...

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Main Authors:	Facchini, Giovanni, Olarreaga, Marcelo, Silva, Peri, Willmann, Gerald
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ANTIDUMPING APPAREL AVERAGE BENCHMARK CENTRAL AMERICA COMMERCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMER SURPLUS CONSUMERS DEMAND FUNCTION DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DUMPING ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURE EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS HOME COUNTRY IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES IMPORT PENETRATION IMPORT QUOTAS IMPORT TARIFF IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORTS OF TEXTILES INDUSTRY TRADE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LATIN AMERICAN LEVEL OF PROTECTION MARKET IMPERFECTIONS MARKET PRICE MARKET STRUCTURE MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION OPEN ECONOMY OPTIMAL TARIFF POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENTIAL TRADE PRICE EFFECT PRICE ELASTICITY PROFIT FUNCTIONS PROTECTION FOR SALE PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST BIAS QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS SALE SPECIALIZATION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUPPLY SCHEDULES TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF ON IMPORTS TARIFF REVENUES TARIFF STRUCTURE TARIFF STRUCTURES TARIFFS TRADE DATA TRADE DEFICIT TRADE FLOWS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PROTECTION TRADING PARTNERS UNSKILLED LABOR UTILITY FUNCTION VECTOR OF TARIFFS WAGE RATE WELFARE FUNCTION WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7503699/substitutability-protectionism-latin-americas-trade-policy-imports-china-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7014

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7503699/substitutability-protectionism-latin-americas-trade-policy-imports-china-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7014

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