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Market Structure and Trade Liberalization A General Equilibrium Assessment

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The paper examined the consequences of a 50 percent cut of tariff and non-tariff trade barriers within an applied general equilibrium model of the Canadian economy. The large welfare gains are explained in terms of scale economics and the procompetitive effects of import competition. Some sensitivity results are also reported.

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  • Harris, Richard G., 1981. "Market Structure and Trade Liberalization A General Equilibrium Assessment," Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers 275196, Queen's University - Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:queddp:275196
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275196
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