A Tariff-Growth Paradox? Protection&Apos;S Impact the World Around 1875-1997

By Michael A. Clemens, Jeffrey G. Williamson. 2001

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Trade, Foreign Investment, and Industrial Policy for Developing Countries* (2009, background): “These include O Rourke (2000), Clemens and Williams (2001), Chang (2002), Irwin (2002), Lehmann and O Rourke (2008), O Rourke (2000) and Clemens and Williamson (2001) both nd a positive correlation between import tari¤s and economic growth across countries during the late nineteenth century These…”
Institutions and Development: The Interaction Between Trade Regime and Political System (2005, unknown): “One should also note that, although openness may indeed have been an obstacle to growth in the 19th century (e.g., O’Rourke, 2000; Clemens and Williamson, 2001; Vamvakidis, 2002),42”
Trade Booms, Trade Busts, and Trade Costs (2011, background): “Only one consistent measure of tariffs is available for the period from 1870 to 2000 in the form of the customs duties to declared imports ratio as in Michael A. Clemens and Williamson (2001).”
Globalization in History: A Geographical Perspective (2001, background): “The estimate of the unweighted world average tariff rate given by Clemens and Williamson (2001) and illustrated in figure 5 rises from about 12 per cent in 1865 to 17 per cent in 1910.”
Australian Economic Growth in Historical Perspective (2004, result): “Clemens and Williamson (2001) report confirmation of these results.”
Industrial Policy: Can We Go Beyond an Unproductive Confrontation? (2010, unknown): “Clemens and Williamson (2001) argue, on the basis of an econometric analysis, that around a third of this growth differential between Asia and Latin America during 1870–1913 can be explained by the differences in tariff autonomy.”
"Trade matters in the fight against poverty": narratives, perceptions, and (lack of) evidence in the case of fish trade in Africa. (2010, background): “…question in particular the positive role of open economies and trade in economic growth, highlighting that, historically, some of the most prosperous periods in the world economy have been associated with relatively strong protectionist policies (e.g., Clemens & Williamson, 2001; O’Rourke, 2000).”