Contributions

  • Mitra, Devashish. - Contributor
  • National Bureau of Economic Research. - Contributor

Publication

2004 - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

3,250 words, Guess

Page Count

13 pages

Identifiers

Description

"This paper shows how unilateral liberalization in one country can increase the voting support for reciprocal reduction in trade barriers in a partner country. When trade policies are determined simultaneously in the two countries, we show the possibility of multiple political equilibria - countries may both be protectionist or trade freely with each other. Starting with trade protection in both countries, a unilateral reform in one country is thus shown to bring about a free trade equilibrium (a self-enforcing state) that is consistent with majority voting in both countries"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • NBER working paper series -- no. 10826.
  • Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 10826.

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Other Editions

  • Reciprocated unilateralism in trade reforms with majority votingNational Bureau of Economic Research2004

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