Lobbying, counterlobbying, and the structure of tariff protection in poor and rich countries

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-366

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANUFACTURING; PROTECTIONISM; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 12844283353     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhh042     Document Type: Article

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