Tariff Uniformity and Growth

Josh Ederington and Jenny Minier

Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2002, vol. 5, issue 2, 65-73

Abstract: Theoretical ambiguity exists regarding the potential benefits of adopting a uniform tariff schedule. In this paper, we investigate the empirical evidence on this question. From cross-country growth regressions over the period 1988-97 we find a nonlinear relationship between a country's standard deviation of tariffs and its growth rate. Specifically, we find that countries with either a large degree of tariff uniformity or very little tariff uniformity tended to grow faster over this time period, controlling for other factors.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1080/13841280214091

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