The protectionist bias of duty drawbacks: Evidence from Mercosur

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 161-182

  Cadot, Olivier ^a   de Melo, Jaime ^b   Olarreaga, Marcelo ^c  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Duty drawbacks; New regionalism; Political economy Mercosur

Indexed keywords

MERCOSUR; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PROTECTIONISM; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0037222010     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(02)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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