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Cooperation in Hard Times

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  • Christina L. Davis
  • Krzysztof J. Pelc

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Hard times give rise to greater demand for protection. International trade rules include provisions that allow for raising barriers to aid industries when they suffer economic injury. Yet widespread use of flexibility measures may undermine the trade system and worsen economic conditions. How do states balance these conflicting pressures? This article assesses the effect of crises on cooperation in trade. We hypothesize that governments impose less protectionism during economic crisis when economic troubles are widespread across countries than when they face crisis in isolation. The lesson of Smoot–Hawley and coordination through international economic institutions represent mechanisms of informal governance that encourage cooperation to avoid a spiral of protectionism. Analysis of industry-level data on protection measures for the period from 1996 to 2011 provides support for our claim that under conditions of shared hard times, states exercise strategic self-restraint to avoid beggar-thy-neighbor policies.

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  • Christina L. Davis & Krzysztof J. Pelc, 2017. "Cooperation in Hard Times," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 61(2), pages 398-429, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:61:y:2017:i:2:p:398-429
    DOI: 10.1177/0022002715595699
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