Patriotism and Preference Barriers: A Return to Mercantilism?

L. J. Hubbard and G. Philippidis

No 330947, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: Endogenous asymmetric consumer preferences, based on region of origin, are incorporated in a modified version of the GTAP AGE model to capture welfare effects emanating from varietal diversity. Patriotic preferences for food are used to illustrate gains in varietal utility at the expense of reduced foreign trade shares. Simulation results are shown to be relatively insensitive to the strength of patriotic preference and the level of preference heterogeneity, both of which govern the varietal effects.

Keywords: Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Consumer/Household Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 2001
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