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Reciprocated unilateralism in trade reforms with majority voting

In: The Political Economy of Trade Policy Theory, Evidence and Applications

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  • Pravin Krishna
  • Devashish Mitra

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This paper shows how unilateral liberalization in one country can increase the voting support for reciprocal reduction in trade barriers in a partner country. When trade policies are determined simultaneously in the two countries, we show the possibility of multiple political equilibria — one in which the countries are both protectionist and another in which they trade freely with each other. Starting with trade protection in both countries, a unilateral reform in one country is shown to bring about a free trade equilibrium that obtains majority support in both countries.

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  • Pravin Krishna & Devashish Mitra, 2016. "Reciprocated unilateralism in trade reforms with majority voting," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: The Political Economy of Trade Policy Theory, Evidence and Applications, chapter 8, pages 147-159, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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