On the Equivalence of Tariffs and Quotas under a Revenue Constraint
Jiunn-Rong Chiou, Hong Hwang, Yan-Shu Lin
This paper sets out a duopolistic model to examine the price and welfare equivalence of tariffs and quotas, given the quota rent is equal to the tariff revenue. It shows that the domestic welfare...
SPATIAL PERFECT COMPETITION: A UNIFORM DELIVERED PRICING MODEL
Hiroshi Ohta, Yan-Shu Lin, MasaK. Naito
Spatial competition is often probed in terms of spatial oligopoly and/or monopolistic competition in the literature. This paper considers spatial competition as a form of perfect competition, in the...
ALTERNATIVE OPTIMAL TRADE POLICIES IN THE PRESENCE OF FOREIGN INPUT MONOPOLY
Hong Hwang, Yan-shu Lin, Chao-cheng Mai
This paper develops a generalized three-country model with downstream and upstream industries to analyze optimal import and export trade policies in the presence of monopoly distortion in a foreign...
Optimal Trade Policies and Production Technology in Vertically Related Markets *
Hong Hwang, Yan-Shu Lin, Ya-Po Yang
This paper shows that optimal trade policies for vertically related markets depend crucially on production technology. By employing a production function with variable-coefficient technology, it...
On the optimal production and location of a labor-managed firm
Hong Hwang, Chao-cheng Mai, Yan-Shu Lin
This paper endeavors to introduce space into the theory of the Labor-Managed firm (LMF) and to investigate its optimal production and location decisions. It is shown that the degree of returns to...
Spatial pricing, optimal location and social welfare with consumer arbitrage
Hong Hwang, Yan-Shu Lin, Chao-Cheng Mai
R32, R38,
“Buy Domestic” Campaigns and Optimal Tariffs
Jiunn-Rong Chiou, Jin-Li Hu, Yan-Shu Lin
product differentiation, ‘buy domestic’ campaigns, optimal tariffs, strategic trade policy, F12, F13, D11,