Intergenerational welfare effects of a tariff under monopolistic competition
2003-09-05
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A dynamic overlapping-generations model of a semi-small open economy with monopolistic competition in the goods market is constructed. A tariff increase reduces real output and employment and improves the terms of trade, both in the impact period and in the new steady state. The tariff shock has significant intergenerational distribution effects which are different for creditor and debtor nations. Bond policy neutralizes the intergenerational inequities and allows the computation of first-best and second-best optimal tariff rates. The first-best tariff exploits national market power, but the second-best tariff contains a correction to account for the existence of a potentially suboptimal product subsidy.
Keywords
- International trade
- Industrial policy
- Intergenerational welfare effects
- Love of variety
- Monopolistic competition
- Returns to scale
Classifications using
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Classification System
- H23 : Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
- E20 : Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: General
- L16 : Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Industrial Structure and Structural Change; Industrial Price Indices
- F12 : Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies
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