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Tariff and Equilibrium Indeterminacy

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Zhang, Yan

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We examine the role of tariffs levied on the imported production factor in a one-sector small open economy real business cycle model. We show that under perfect competition and constant returns-to-scale, the model may exhibit local indeterminacy and sunspots as tariff rates are endogenously determined by a balanced-budget rule with a constant level of government expenditures. Conversely, the economy in which the government finances endogenous public spending and transfers with fixed tariff rates is immune to indeterminacy.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 11370.

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Keywords: Indeterminacy; Endogenous Tariff Rate; Small Open Economy; Exogenous Government Expenditure;

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F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
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  1. Zhang, Yan, 2008. "Tariff and Equilibrium Indeterminacy," MPRA Paper 11370, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Zhang, Yan & Chen, Yan, 2008. "Tariff and Equilibrium Indeterminacy--A Note," MPRA Paper 10044, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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