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Trade Taxes Are Expensive

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Can Erbil (Brandeis University & EcoMod)

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This paper examines the welfare implications of trade reforms in the presence of a government budget constraint. There is consensus about gains from opening up to trade. The less investigated question is, whether a coordinated tax reform, where the tariff revenue cuts are compensated with increases in distortionary domestic taxes, will still be welfare improving or not. Are trade taxes an expensive tool to raise the necessary revenue for governments? This paper uses a CGE model to generate “Marginal Cost of Funds” (MCF) figures for 32 countries to answer this question. The results suggest that there are significant welfare gains from further trade liberalization, especially for developing countries.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series International Trade with number 0409002.

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Keywords: Trade Liberalization; Tax Reform; Welfare Gain; Marginal Cost of Funds (MCF); Computable General Equilibrium Model (CGE);

Find related papers by JEL classification:
F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General

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