• Title of article

    Can standards immiserize?

  • Author/Authors

    Vivek H. Dehejia، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    361
  • To page
    366
  • Abstract
    This note considers the theoretical cogency of a recent argument in favour of standards harmonization. It demonstrates that this arises because it is assumed that countries practice free trade, whereas, if their terms of trade are variable, they should be setting optimal tariffs. The argument then loses its force
  • Keywords
    Harmonization , Optimal tariff , Second best theory , Standards , distortions
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    1998
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    434573

    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=434573