ch09 The Political Economy of Trade Policy 克鲁格曼国际经济学第六版英文教学课件.pptVIP

Chapter Organization Introduction The Case for Free Trade National Welfare Arguments against Free Trade Income Distribution and Trade Policy International Negotiations and Trade Policy Summary Appendix: Proving that the Optimum Tariff is Positive Introduction Free trade maximizes national welfare, but it is associated with income distributional effects. Most governments maintain some form of restrictive trade policies. This chapter examines some of the reasons governments either should not or do not base their policy on economists’ cost-benefit calculations. Introduction What reasons are ther