Infectious disease outbreak and trade policy formulation

Sheikh Shahnawaz ()
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Sheikh Shahnawaz: California State University, Chico

Economics Bulletin, 2011, vol. 31, issue 4, 2959-2967

Abstract: This paper provides a framework to understand why a country might resort to a policy like an import ban when at risk from infectious disease outbreak overseas. Superior import-competing domestic production technologies, and over-reliance on taxing the public for government revenue, could lead to blocked trade. The results of the two-country political economy model lend support to the wide use of public health interventions to minimize infections, and highlight their role in promoting open trade policies.

Keywords: Trade openness; infectious disease outbreak (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-10-21
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