TY - JOUR
T1 - On the characteristics of tariff rates
T2 - Permanent or temporary shocks?
AU - Mah, Jai S.
PY - 1996/6
Y1 - 1996/6
N2 - The characteristics of tariff rates in the United States and five major European countries are revealed, based on the unit root tests acknowledging structural breaks. Finding structural breakpoints endogenously, it is shown that the crash type tariff rate level breaks can be found in the tariff history of Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. In case of acknowledging structural breaks, tariff rates of France, Switzerland and the United States are characterized by temporary shocks.
AB - The characteristics of tariff rates in the United States and five major European countries are revealed, based on the unit root tests acknowledging structural breaks. Finding structural breakpoints endogenously, it is shown that the crash type tariff rate level breaks can be found in the tariff history of Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. In case of acknowledging structural breaks, tariff rates of France, Switzerland and the United States are characterized by temporary shocks.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=5744255028&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/135048596356311
DO - 10.1080/135048596356311
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:5744255028
SN - 1350-4851
VL - 3
SP - 401
EP - 403
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
IS - 6
ER -