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The common external tariff of a customs union: Alternative approaches

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This paper describes alternative approaches to the central question of common external tariffs of a Custom Union. Taking off from the work of Kemp and Wan who showed the existence of a common external tariff of CU that deeps the welfare of non-members unchanged while revising that of the CU as compared to the situation prior to the formation of CU, it characterizes such a tariff structure for two leading benchmark examples as consumption-weighted average of pre-union tariffs and subsidies in the member countries.
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  • Srinivasan, T. N., 1997. "The common external tariff of a customs union: Alternative approaches," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 9(4), pages 447-465, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:japwor:v:9:y:1997:i:4:p:447-465
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
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