Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the political economy of trade policy. In principle,
a political-economy model of trade policy must have four elements. Much of the trade theory …

Explanations are provided for why governments do as they do in agriculture. Alternative
frameworks are assessed to explain government policy including collective action and …

This survey focuses on alternative ways of modelling rent-seeking contests. My primary
concern is with the relationship between the extent of rent dissipation and the underlying …

This book provides a special interest theory of protection, develo** a full general
equilibrium theory that explains the distribution of income with goods markets, factor …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Harwood Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics THE
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PROTECTION he ap Harwood Fundamentals of Pure and Applied …

Technological change, from the advent of robots to expanded trade opportunities, creates
winners and losers. How should government policy respond? We provide a general theory …

For a “genuine” small open economy that has experienced both dictatorship and democracy,
we find support for the predictions of the Grossman-Helpman (1994)“Protection for Sale” …

Microeconomic theory can serve at least two useful functions in the development of a
coherent theory of political economy. First, the logic of individual choice is developed in …

This article examines the impact of trade liberalisation on export growth for a sample of 22
develo** economies. The research applies dynamic panel data models based on fixed …

I. Introduction me express first my great pleasure at being awarded the Bernhard Harms
Prize. In the field of international economics, it is now recognized as the profession's most …