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Journal of Economic Integration 2005 June;20(2) :318-328.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2005.20.2.318
Economic Integration, Non-tariff Barriers and Social Welfare

Aitor Calo-Blanco José Méndez Naya 

University of Alicante
University of A Coruña
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ABSTRACT

This paper analyses the extent to which preferential trade agreements can lead to the substitution of non-tariff barriers for tariffs, and the effects of non-tariff barriers on welfare and other parameters. Its main results are that non-tariff barriers reduce aggregate welfare, and that the governments of economically integrated countries replace tariffs by non-tariff barriers if and only if their priority is protection of their nations' firms.

JEL Classifications: F12, F13, F14

Keywords: Economic integration | Commercial policies | Tariff and nontariff barriers
 
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