Immiserizing Growth for a Small, Tariff-Ridden Economy: The (Ir)relevance of Inferior Goods

Ardeshir J. Dalal ()
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Ardeshir J. Dalal: Department of Economics, Northern Illinois University, Postal: DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA, http://www.niu.edu/

Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 2006, vol. 59, issue 3, 285-293

Abstract: When Analyzing Immiserizing Growth For A Tariff-Ridden Small Country, The Ubiquitous Assumption Of Normality In Consumption Is Shown To Be Unnecessary. A Condition Implied By The Optimality Of Free Trade Preserves The Existing Results Even If Either Good Is Inferior.

Keywords: Immiserizing Growth; Tariffs; Small Country; Inferior Goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F11 F13 F20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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