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An Example Of Welfare Reducing Tariff Under Monopolistic Competition

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  • Partha Sen

    (Delhi School of Economics)

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We look at the effect of a tariff on the import of the brands of a differentiated good produced abroad by a small open economy. We show that in the presence of intra-industry trade if the elasticity of substitution between brands of the differentiated goods is higher than that between the differentiated good and the homogeneous good the imposition of a tariff lowers welfare. This happens because a tariff shifts demand towards the homogeneous good which can only be met by increased production at home. There is an exit out of the differentiated goods industry which reduces welfare.

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  • Partha Sen, 1994. "An Example Of Welfare Reducing Tariff Under Monopolistic Competition," Working papers 07, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
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