Trade barriers: Costing global trade barriers, 1900 to 2050

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    Abstract

    By how much did the cost of governmental barriers to trade change over the 20th century, and how might they change by the middle of the 21st century? This paper addresses that question by first reviewing evidence on the changing extent of global trade restrictions since 1900, particularly for agricultural and manufactured goods. It then assesses prospects for trade policy changes over the coming four decades by drawing on current political economy theory and evidence. The paper then provides crude estimates of the annual cost, in terms of economic welfare foregone in high-income and developing countries, of those trade-restricting policies.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHow Much have Global Problems Cost the World? A Scorecard from 1900 to 2050
    Editors Bjørn Lomborg
    Place of PublicationCambridge & New York
    PublisherCambridge University Press
    Pages273-302
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9781107679337
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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