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Do oil tariffs lower wages?

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An oil tariff has potential to alter the pattern of production and income distribution across productive factors. This paper use a general equilibrium model of production and trade with inputs of capital, labor, and international energy to examine the effects of an oil tariff. Under a range of conditions, higher energy prices created by oil tariffs would lower the ratio of wages to capital rents, and production of labor intensive goods would fall. This paper concentrates on the potential of oil tariffs to alter patterns of production and income distribution. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1994

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  • Henry Thompson, 1994. "Do oil tariffs lower wages?," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 5(2), pages 191-202, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:openec:v:5:y:1994:i:2:p:191-202
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01000487
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