Are Uniform Tariffs Optimal? /

This paper analyzes whether uniform tariffs give rise to the highest welfare compared with tariffs that either escalate or de-escalate along the value chain of production. We show that countries may be better off with de-escalating tariffs where tariff rates are higher on intermediate inputs and low...

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Hlavní autor: Amiti, Mary
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Edice:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/072
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF