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Tariffs and Privatization Policy in a Bilateral Trade Model with Corporate Social Responsibility

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  • Lee, Sang-Ho
  • Xu, Lili

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This paper considers an international bilateral trade model with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and examines the strategic interaction between tariffs and privatization policy. We demonstrate that strategic tariff in a private market is higher than that in a mixed market, while efficient tariff in a private market is lower than that in a mixed market. We then show that privatization policy raises strategic tariff and worsens (improves) domestic welfare when the degree of CSR is low (high). Further, we investigate endogenous choice of privatization policy and demonstrate that both the countries choose nationalization policy even though privatization policy is globally optimal when the degree of CSR is high. This indicates the existence of a prisoner’s dilemma in choosing privatization policy in a bilateral trade model with higher CSR.

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  • Lee, Sang-Ho & Xu, Lili, 2017. "Tariffs and Privatization Policy in a Bilateral Trade Model with Corporate Social Responsibility," MPRA Paper 82042, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Bilateral trade; Corporate social responsibility; Privatization; Tariff Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out

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