On the robustness of short run gains from trade reform
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The long run gains from reductions in distortionary tariffs are robustly positive in neoclassical economies. In the short run, however, depending on the prevailing exchange rate and tax regimes, a combination of producer price deflation and nominal wage stickiness can cause trade liberalisation to be contractionary. Because trade liberalisation, taken alone, reduces the home prices of foreign goods, there is a substitution away from home produced goods and a real depreciation. Under the...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2004 |
Type: | Working/Technical Paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/42594 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/42594 |
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