It has been argued that antidumping (AD) facilitates trade liberalization by serving as a release valve for protectionist pressure. We focus on a group of prominent ADusing developing countries and examine the validity of the pressure release hypothesis. The fact that these new AD users generally began using AD after significant trade liberalization supports the hypothesis. Yet, if pressure exi...

This paper aims to analyze tariff protection policies in the agricultural sector of developing countries. The agricultural tariff structure in developing countries is characterized by: i) high average tariffs, ii) the existence of tariff escalation, iii) dispersion of nominal tariffs across tariff lines, and iv) a wide gap between average nominal tariffs and import-weighted average tariffs. Con...

Abstract What does the macroeconomy look like in aftermath of tariff changes? This study estimates impulse response functions from local projections using a panel annual data that spans 151 countries 1963 to 2014. Tariff increases are associated with persistent, economically and statistically significant declines domestic output productivity, as well higher unemployment inequality, real exchang...