Binding overhang and tariff-cutting formulas

Review of World Economics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-232

  Bchir, Mohamed Hedi ^b   Jean, Sébastien ^a   Laborde, David ^b  

^a CEPII   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ad valorem equivalent; Applied tariffs; Bound tariffs; Liberalization; WTO

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746930230     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-006-0065-9     Document Type: Article

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