The political economy of American trade policy / edited by Anne O. Krueger.

Contributor(s):

Krueger, Anne O

Material type: Text

TextSeries: National Bureau of Economic Research project reportPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 460 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780226455013
0226455017
1281223751
9781281223753
9786611223755
6611223754

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Political economy of American trade policy.DDC classification:

382/.3/0973 22

LOC classification:

HF1455 .P537 1996eb

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Contents:

Trade politics and the semiconductor industry / Douglas A. Irwin -- Steel protection in the 1980s : the waning influence of big steel? / Michael O. Moore -- The political economy of U.S. automobile protection / Douglas R. Nelson -- The MFA paradox : more protection and more trade? / J. Michael Finger and Ann Harrison -- Precedent and legal argument in U.S. trade policy : do they matter to the political economy of the lumber dispute? / Joseph P. Kalt -- The political economy of U.S. export subsidies for wheat / Bruce L. Gardner -- Agricultural interest groups and the North American Free Trade Agreement / David Orden -- Differences in the uses and effects of antidumping law across import sources / Robert W. Staiger and Frank A. Wolak.

Summary: Exploring the political and economic determinants of trade protection, this study provides a wealth of information on key American industries and documents the process of seeking and conferring protection. Eight analytical histories of the automobile, steel, semiconductor, lumber, wheat, and textile and apparel industries demonstrate that trade barriers rarely have unequivocal benefits and may be counterproductive. They show that criteria for awarding protection do not take into account the interests of consumers or other industries and that political influence and an organized lobby are major sources of protection. Based on these findings, a final essay suggests that current policy fails to consider adequately economic efficiency, the public good, and indirect negative effects. This volume will interest scholars in economics, business, and public policy who deal with trade issues.

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Exploring the political and economic determinants of trade protection, this study provides a wealth of information on key American industries and documents the process of seeking and conferring protection. Eight analytical histories of the automobile, steel, semiconductor, lumber, wheat, and textile and apparel industries demonstrate that trade barriers rarely have unequivocal benefits and may be counterproductive. They show that criteria for awarding protection do not take into account the interests of consumers or other industries and that political influence and an organized lobby are major sources of protection. Based on these findings, a final essay suggests that current policy fails to consider adequately economic efficiency, the public good, and indirect negative effects. This volume will interest scholars in economics, business, and public policy who deal with trade issues.

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