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Does Commitment Matter in Trade Policy?

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  • Staiger, Robert
  • Tabellini, Guido

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We test for evidence that US trade policy depends on the degree of government discretion. We do this by studying US tariff choices under two distinct environments. One is that of tariffs set under the Escape Clause (section 201 of the US Trade Act of 1974). The other is the Tokyo Round of GATT negotiations and the determination of the set of exclusions from the general formula cuts. We argue that the second environment provides much more capacity to commit than the first one. Comparing decisions made in these two environments allows us to ask whether the degree of policy commitment has a measurable impact on trade policy. Our findings suggest that it does.

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  • Staiger, Robert & Tabellini, Guido, 1991. "Does Commitment Matter in Trade Policy?," CEPR Discussion Papers 514, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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    1. Karp, Larry & Paul, Thierry, 1998. "Labor adjustment and gradual reform: when is commitment important?," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(2), pages 333-362, December.

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