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The relative restrictiveness of tariffs and quotas: A reinterpretation from a rent-seeking perspective

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  1. Department of Economics, Clemson University, 222 Sirrine Hall, 29634-1309, Clemson, SC

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The author is indebted to Art Denzau, Kenneth Chilton, and Holly Ulbrich for helpful comments on earliers versions of this paper.

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McKenzie, R.B. The relative restrictiveness of tariffs and quotas: A reinterpretation from a rent-seeking perspective. Public Choice 58, 85–90 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183331

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