Empirical studies of strategic trade policy / / edited by Paul Krugman and Alasdair Smith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813646903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994
• ISBN: 1-281-22373-5; 9786611223731; 0-226-45466-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Collana: A National Bureau of Economic Research project report
• Altri autori (Persone): KrugmanPaul R; SmithAlasdair
• Disciplina: 382/.3
• Soggetti: Commercial policy; Industrial policy; International trade
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Nonoptimality of Optimal Trade Policies: The U.S. Automobile Industry Revisited, 1979-1985 -- 2. Trade Policy under Imperfect Competition: A Numerical Assessment -- 3. Strategic Trade Policy in the European Car Market -- 4. Deregulation of Scandinavian Airlines: A Case Study of the Oslo-Stockholm Route -- 5. Industrial Policy in the Transport Aircraft Industry -- 6. Trade and Industrial Policy for a "Declining" Industry: The Case of the U.S. Steel Industry -- 7. Strategic Manpower Policy and International Trade -- 8. Industrial Organization and Product Quality: Evidence from South Korean and Taiwanese Exports -- 9. Import Surveillance as a Strategic Trade Policy -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the 1980's, economists have used the concept of strategic trade policy, which takes account of imperfect competition and increasing returns in the international marketplace, to criticize conventional views about free trade. According to the new view, a government can take strategic steps to raise its income at another country's expense-by subsidizing exports or erecting trade barriers, protecting certain firms ; from foreign competition, or promoting the development of new industries. This volume looks at the experience of specific industries in order to determine the effectiveness of strategic trade policy in promoting economic growth. The nine papers cover the U.S. and European auto industries, the U.S. steel industry, the commercial aircraft industry, airline deregulation in Scandinavia, and labor and industrial policy in Korea and Taiwan. The authors refine the basic techniques for measuring policy effectiveness, extend them to encompass industry dynamics, and test the implications of new trade models. International economists and trade experts in government and business will find important new insights into the role of strategic trade policy in international competitiveness.