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The endogenous timing of tariff policy

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  • Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu

    (School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University)

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Using the Hamilton–Slutsky extended endogenous timing game of observable delay framework, we analyze the endogenous timing of tariff policy in the presence of a time lag between production and trade decisions. We particularly focus on the strategic relationships between the government of the importing country and an exporting monopoly firm. We show that a natural Stackelberg situation exists in which the importing country government as first mover determines the tariff rate and the exporting monopoly firm as second mover determines the production level. We also find this equilibrium is Pareto superior to both the Nash and alternative Stackelberg equilibria. This implies that commitment to a given tariff policy before the production decision is made is optimal for affected parties.

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  • Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu, 2012. "The endogenous timing of tariff policy," Discussion Paper Series 80, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Feb 2012.
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    Keywords

    endogenous timing game; Nash equilibrium; Stackelberg equilibrium; tariff policy; monopoly;
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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