More on the non-equivalence of voluntary export restraints

Jose Mendez

doi:10.1016/0165-1765(87)90185-6

More on the non-equivalence of voluntary export restraints

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This note demonstrates that VERs limiting exporters to a percentage of the domestic market are not equivalent to other trade restrictions, and that they can be inferior to equivalent import quotas even when the quota rents accrue to foreign exporters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	79-82
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(87)90185-6
State	Published - 1987

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