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Positive Feedback: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Industry Demands for Protection

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  • Hathaway, Oona A.

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Contrary to widely accepted theories of interest-group demand for protection, industries that experience high and rising import competition after a reduction in trade barriers often become less rather than more protectionist in the long term. To unravel this paradox, I propose and test a theory that explains variation in domestic producer groups' demand for protection over time. This model of industry behavior suggests that trade liberalization has a “positive feedback†effect on the policy preferences and political strategies of domestic industries, compelling them to adjust to more competitive market conditions and thereby reducing their future demand for protection.

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  • Hathaway, Oona A., 1998. "Positive Feedback: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Industry Demands for Protection," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(3), pages 575-612, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:52:y:1998:i:03:p:575-612_44
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