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Hidden Protectionism: Non-Tariff Barriers and Implications for International Trade

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  • Gabriel Felbermayr
  • Luisa Kinzius
  • Erdal Yalcin

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The global economic crisis in 2008 triggered a debate about increasing protectionism. Global leaders are increasingly under pressure to protect their domestic industries. The scope to increase tariffs is rather limited under the WTO regulations. In this study we analyze whether the latter developments might have led to an increasing usage of non-tariff barriers as protectionist instruments. The study exploits the level of hidden protectionism since 2009. It builds on a recently updated version of the Global Trade Alert database.

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  • Gabriel Felbermayr & Luisa Kinzius & Erdal Yalcin, 2017. "Hidden Protectionism: Non-Tariff Barriers and Implications for International Trade," ifo Forschungsberichte, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 91.
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    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations

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