Why are some people (and countries) more protectionist than others?

European Economic Review

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1393-1430

  Mayda, Ana Maria ^a   Rodrik, Dani ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy preferences; Political economy; Trade

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PROTECTIONISM; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 13444306438     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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