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Consequences of a commercial policy on the wood sector: France and the Meline policy of 1892
[Les conséquences de la politique commerciale sur la filière bois : La France et la politique Méline de 1892]

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  • Stephane Becuwe

    (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bertrand Blancheton

    (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bossoma Doriane N'Doua

    (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Christophe Leveque

    (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Samuel Maveyraud

    (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This article mobilises new customs data from the Third Republic in order to discuss the impact of a protectionist shock – the Méline tariff of 1892 – on French wood imports and exports (minus ⁓65 million francs per year). We show that the massive increase of the customs duty from 0.11 to 12.74% represented a fiscal boon for the State and decreased imports. Furthermore, preventive imports occurred in 1891 before the tariff was implemented. We also discuss the effect of this tariff on the evolution of the wood resource and the wood sector. Contrary to the concerns of certain contemporaries, the Méline tariff does not seem to have led to resource overexploitation.

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  • Stephane Becuwe & Bertrand Blancheton & Bossoma Doriane N'Doua & Christophe Leveque & Samuel Maveyraud, 2023. "Consequences of a commercial policy on the wood sector: France and the Meline policy of 1892 [Les conséquences de la politique commerciale sur la filière bois : La France et la politique Méline de ," Post-Print hal-04564585, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04564585
    DOI: 10.20870/revforfr.2023.7901
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    Keywords

    Protectionism; Foreign trade; Méline tariff; Third Republic; protectionnisme; commerce extérieur; tarif Méline; troisième République;
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