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An Elementary Tariff Reform for a Free Trade Area

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In this note I identify a simple Pareto-improving tariff reform for two countries in a free trade area, motivated by the approach in Kemp and Wan (1976), involving a move ‘towards’ a Kemp-Wan customs union. JEL Codes: F02, F13, F15

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  • Martin Richardson, 2023. "An Elementary Tariff Reform for a Free Trade Area," Foreign Trade Review, , vol. 58(1), pages 38-44, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:fortra:v:58:y:2023:i:1:p:38-44
    DOI: 10.1177/00157325221107294
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    Keywords

    Tariff reform; free trade area; Pareto improvement;
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    JEL classification:

    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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