Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers
Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers
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被繁文缛节所窒息？
DOI：
10.3386/w24739
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发表时间：
2018
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通讯作者：
J. Neary
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作者：
G. Maggi;Monika Mrázová;J. Neary
繁文缛节壁垒（RTBs）是贸易成本的重要来源，但学术界对其关注甚少。在这里，我们向rtb理论迈出了第一步，并表明它们的含义与更传统的贸易壁垒非常不同。我们的模型强调rtb对贸易的广泛边际具有重要影响，并对政治经济环境和产品特性的变化如何影响rtb产生了丰富的预测。考虑RTBs的内生反应，对于理解关税和自然贸易成本降低对贸易的广泛和集约边际以及福利的影响至关重要。此外，可获得的贸易壁垒在重要方面影响着贸易协定中规定的关税承诺。
Abstract Red-tape barriers (RTBs) are an important source of trade costs, but have received little scholarly attention. Here we take a first step toward a theory of RTBs, and show that their implications are very different from those of more traditional trade barriers. Our model highlights that RTBs have important impacts on the extensive margin of trade, and yields rich predictions on how changes in the political-economic environment and product characteristics affect RTBs. Taking into account the endogenous response of RTBs is crucial to understanding the impact of reductions in tariffs and natural trade costs on the extensive and intensive margins of trade, as well as on welfare. Moreover, the availability of RTBs affects in important ways the tariff commitments that are specified in a trade agreement.