Technical Barriers, Import Licenses and Tariffs as Means of Limiting Market Access

• 영문명: Technical Barriers, Import Licenses and Tariffs as Means of Limiting Market Access
• 발행기관: 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
• 저자명: Jan G. JØrgensen Philipp J.H. Schrö der
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Economic Integration』제21권 제1호, 120~146쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.03.31

영문 초록

Technical barriers (standards), import licenses and tariffs may be deployed as means of limiting the market access of foreign firms. The present paper examines these measures in a setting of monopolistic competition. We find that, if protection focuses predominantly on the number of foreign firms accessing the domestic market, a technical barrier (an import license) may dominate a tariff (tariff and a technical barrier) in terms of consumer welfare, even when tariff revenues are fully redistributed. However, if protection pays sucfficient focus on limiting the total import volume, then tariffs are the preferred means of protection. Within the model, reductions in technical barriers and tariffs, the removal of licensing schemes, and a harmonization of standards are all welfare-improving policies.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. The Model

Ⅲ. Equilibrium with Market Access Barriers

Ⅳ. Welfare Comparisons

Ⅴ. Conclusion

키워드

non-tariff barriers technical trade barriers standards import licenses monopolistic competition