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Published and Realized Tariffs: the Weak Link

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  • Ira N. Gang

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This paper investigates the link between published tariff rates and realized tariff rates using Indian inter-industry manufacturing sector data over three Plan periods. Understanding this link is important as economies liberalize trade and must deal with the potential revenue shortfalls: if the published and realized rates exhibit independent idiosyncratic behavior, it is difficult to calculate the actual implications of changes in the published tariff rate.

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  • Ira N. Gang, 1997. "Published and Realized Tariffs: the Weak Link," Departmental Working Papers 199620, Rutgers University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:rut:rutres:199620
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