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Comparative advantage, redistribution and the political process

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  • BOCCARD, Nicolas

    (Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain la Neuve, Belgium)

  • VAN YPERSELE, Tanguy

    (Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain la Neuve, Belgium)

  • WUNSCH, Pierre

    (Bureau fédéral du Plan, Brussels)

Abstract

This paper analyses the interaction between comparative advantages, social protection and the political system. Considering entirely symmetrical countries whose production factors are immobile, we suggest that redistributive policies can be "exported” or "imported" depending on their impact on trade patterns. This points to the need of coordinating social policies in a second best world. However, we also show that competition from other countries could force a reduction in the exclusion from the labour market when the political process reduces to an insider-outsider story between employed and unemployed workers.

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  • BOCCARD, Nicolas & VAN YPERSELE, Tanguy & WUNSCH, Pierre, 1996. "Comparative advantage, redistribution and the political process," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 1996051, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    • Handle: RePEc:cor:louvco:1996051
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