Oil discoveries and protectionism: Role of news effects
Can oil discovery shocks affect the demand for protectionism? An intertemporal model of Dutch disease indicates that if the tradable sector is politically dominant then an oil discovery can induce protectionism. If the economy is also credit constrained, this effect is intensified upon discovery, but partially reversed when oil revenues start to flow. We test these predictions using 16.2 million, HS-6 level, bilateral tariff rates that cover 5718 products in 155 countries over the period 1988–2012, and data on worldwide discoveries of giant oil and gas fields. Our identification strategy rests... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | Oil discoveries / Protectionism / Capital scarcity / Dutch disease / Political economy / Trade policy / News shocks / Fundamentos del Análisis Económico |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26673208 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/113463 |