Multilateral tariff cooperation during the formation of customs unions

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 91-123

  Bagwell, Kyle ^a,b   Staiger, Robert W ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Customs unions; Preferential agreements; The Multilateral Trading System

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMS UNION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MULTILATERAL COOPERATION; TARIFF RATE; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0031431426     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(96)01443-2     Document Type: Article

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