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dc.titleThe Consequences of Non-Tariff Trade Barriers: Theory and Evidence from Import Licenses in Argentina
dc.contributor.authorJuarez, Leticia
dc.contributor.authorBernini, Federico
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Lembergman, Ezequiel
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.date.available2024-11-26T00:11:00
dc.date.issue2024-11-26T00:11:00
dc.description.abstractAs WTO regulations limited tariffs, non-tariff barriers, such as import licenses (NAILs), became essential trade policy tools. This paper examines how NAILs impact downstream firms in Argentina. Using a novel dataset and the staggered introduction of NAILs between 2005-2011 for identification, we analyze their causal effects on firms' imports and the subsequent effect on exports and employment. Results indicate that NAILs reduce firms' imports, inducing more exposed firms to reduce exports and employment. A trade model with oligopolistic competition suggests that firms' market power can moderate the impact of NAILs in highly concentrated markets.
dc.format.extent49
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013271
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Consequences-of-Non-Tariff-Trade-Barriers-Theory-and-Evidence-from-Import-Licenses-in-Argentina.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectTariff System
dc.subjectImport
dc.subjectExport
dc.subjectImport of Goods
dc.subjectForest Resource
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subjectIntegration and Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeD43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
dc.subject.jelcodeF13 - Trade Policy • International Trade Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeF14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeF42 - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
dc.subject.jelcodeF68 - Policy
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01629
idb.operationRG-K1089
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