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The aim of this article is to analyze the effects of tariffs on nonprotected sectors through an application of the model of tax incidence of protection to a country and period defined by Heckscher–Ohlin-type specialization and no relevant support to protect exporters, namely, Spain between 1870 and 1913. The consideration of such a case allows us to perform different specifications of the model, based on relative internal prices, through ADL methods that show a negative incidence of protection for exporters, softer in the short term by the influence of income and international prices, and stable through changes in trade policy.
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Pardos, E., Serrano-Sanz, JM. The Incidence of Protection on Exports: The Case of Spain, 1870–1913. Open Economies Review 13, 183–203 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013977315642
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