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The Zollverein and the Sequence of a Customs Union

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The Zollverein was the first international customs union, essentially defining these particular trade agreements. This paper utilizes the predictions of a game theoretic model to analyse the observed sequence of accessions into this union. Coalition externalities, the effects the accession of one state has on states remaining on the outside, are the central mechanisms explaining the negotiations between Prussia, the agenda setter, and other German states. This is demonstrated by detailing these financial, strategic and political externalities and demonstrating their influence on trade policy decisions.

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  • Florian Ploeckl, 2015. "The Zollverein and the Sequence of a Customs Union," School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers 2015-02, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy.
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    1. Ploeckl, Florian, 2013. "The internal impact of a customs union; Baden and the Zollverein," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 387-404.
    2. Roland Rieder, 2006. "Playing Dominoes in Europe: An Empirical Analysis of the Domino Theory for the EU, 1962-2004," IHEID Working Papers 11-2006, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, revised Jun 2006.
    3. Florian Ploeckl, 2010. "The Zollverein and the Formation of a Customs Union," Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers _084, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Customs Union; Germany; Coalition Externalities; Trade Negotiations;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • N43 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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