Trade restrictiveness and deadweight losses from US tariffs

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 111-133

  Irwin, Douglas A ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 85017136184     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.3.111     Document Type: Article

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