Peeling Away the Layers : Impacts of Durable Tariff Elimination /

We demonstrate that durable MFN tariff elimination affects trade patterns through several layers, which generates non-linear impacts. First, complete tariff elimination results in a large additional trade gains over and above tariff reductions. Second, commitment to durable tariff elimination, throu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik
Other Authors: Henn, Christian
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/109
Online Access:Full text available on IMF