dc.contributor.author | McCorriston, S | |
dc.contributor.author | MacLaren, D | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-04T13:44:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-11 | |
dc.description.abstract | State trading enterprises (STEs) are widely used and can be viewed as instruments of trade policy. We analyse two aspects: the first is their potential trade distorting effect; the second is how they modify the case for the ‘politically optimal’ tariff. We show that the STE can reduce the need for a tariff designed for domestic redistribution. This result introduces some ambiguity about how STEs are interpreted: from a multilateralist perspective, they should be dealt with in the same way as other non-tariff barriers; from a nationalistic perspective, they can reduce the need for ‘politically optimal.’
State trading enterprises (STEs) are widely used and can be viewed as instruments of trade policy. We analyse two aspects: the first is their potential trade distorting effect; the second is how they modify the case for the ‘politically optimal’ tariff. We show that the STE can reduce the need for a tariff designed for domestic redistribution. This result introduces some ambiguity about how STEs are interpreted: from a multilateralist perspective, they should be dealt with in the same way as other non-tariff barriers; from a nationalistic perspective, they can reduce the need for ‘politically optimal.’ | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 46 (4), pp. 1351–1379 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/caje.12051 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/20474 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley for Canadian Economics Association | en_GB |
dc.title | Redistribution, state trading enterprises and ‘politically optimal’ tariffs | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-04T13:44:25Z | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique | en_GB |