The structure and evolution of recent U.S. trade policy / edited by Robert E. Baldwin and Anne O. Krueger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baldwin, Robert E.

Krueger, Anne O.

Series:

Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

United States--Commercial policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The trade policies addressed in this book have far-reaching effects on the world's increasingly interdependent economies, but until now little research has been devoted to them. This volume represents the first systematic effort to analyze specific U.S. trade policies, particularly nontariff measures. It provides a better understanding of how trade policies operate, how effective they are, and what their costs and benefits are to trading nations. The contributors chart the history of U.S. trade policy since World War II, analyze industry-specific trade barriers, and discuss the effects of tariff preferences and export-promoting policies such as export credits and domestic international sales corporations (DISCs). The final section of essays examines the worldwide impact of import policies, pointing out subtleties in industry-specific policies and providing insight into the levels of protection in developing countries. The contributors blend state-of-the-art economics with language that is accessible to the business community, economists, and policymakers. Commentaries accompany each paper.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction

1 The Changing Nature of U.S. Trade Policy since World War I1

II. Industry-Specific Nontariff Trade Barriers

2 Voluntary Export Restraint in U.S. Autos, 198M1: Quality, Employment, and Welfare Effects

3 U . S . Antidumping Policies : The Case of Steel

4 The Multifiber Arrangement and Its Effect on the Profit Performance of the U.S. Textile Industry

5 Costs and Benefits of Trade Adjustment Assistance

6 The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences and Its Impacts

7 The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve: An Analytic Framework

8 The Domestic International Sales Corporation and Its Effects

9 The Benefits and Costs of Official Export Credit Programs

10 The Effects of the Tokyo Round on the Structure of Protection

11 Effects of Protection in Developed Countries on Developing Countries' Exports of Manufactures

List of Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786611431303

9781281431301

1281431303

9780226036533

0226036537

OCLC:

476229786