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Movements towards Free Trade and Domestic Market Performance with Imperfect Competition

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This paper studies the response of a dominant domestic oligopoly to the reduction in the rat e of a protective tariff. The issue here is whether domestic market p erformance is improved through a movement toward free trade alone. Pu t another way, is free trade always a substitute for competition poli cy? The author finds that the lower tariff may lead to inferior domes tic market performance. The direction of the change and its magnitude are functions of the shape of the import supply function, the degree of competition between oligopolists, and whether or not entry is pos sible. Thus, there is reason to believe that a strong competition pol icy may, in some markets, be complementary to freer trade.

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  • Thomas W. Ross, 1988. "Movements towards Free Trade and Domestic Market Performance with Imperfect Competition," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 21(3), pages 507-524, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:21:y:1988:i:3:p:507-24
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    1. Harris, Richard G., 1989. "The New Protectionism Revisited," Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers 275219, Queen's University - Department of Economics.
    2. Mercenier, J. & Schmitt, N., 1992. "Sunk Costs, Free-Entry Equilibrium and Trade Liberalization in Applied General Equilibrium : Implication for "Europe 1992"," Cahiers de recherche 9235, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques.
    3. Steven Globerman, 1990. "Trade liberalization and competitive behavior: A note assessing the evidence and the public policy implications," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 9(1), pages 80-88.
    4. Hazledine, Tim, 1989. "Industrial Organisation Foundations Of Trade Policy Modelling," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 33(1), pages 1-19, April.
    5. Head, Keith & Ries, John, 1999. "Rationalization effects of tariff reductions," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 295-320, April.
    6. Keith Head & Barbara J. Spencer, 2017. "Oligopoly in international trade: Rise, fall and resurgence," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 50(5), pages 1414-1444, December.

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