A General Equilibrium Analysis of U.S. Foreign Trade Policy

Jaime de Melo, David Tarr

ISBN 10: 0262041227 / ISBN 13: 9780262041225

Published by The MIT Press, 1991

About this Item

Volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.5", is bound in brown cloth, with black lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. Publisher's promotional material is laid in. xiii/289 pages. "Using applied general equilibrium methods to analyze recent debates about the conduct of U.S. foreign trade policy, de Melo and Tarr show that in terms of costs to the economy and to consumers, nontariff barriers in textiles, automobiles, and steel have more than reversed the benefits of cumulative tariff liberalization achieved in successive postwar GATT rounds.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A General Equilibrium Analysis of U.S. Foreign Trade Policy
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262041227
• ISBN 13: 9780262041225
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Using applied general equilibrium methods to analyze recent debates about the conduct of US foreign trade policy, the authors argue that non-tariff barriers in textiles, automobiles and steel have reversed the benefits of cumulative tariff liberalization achieved in successive post-war GATT rounds.

About the Author

Jaime de Melo is Professor at the University of Geneva and Senior Economist at the World Bank.