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In their contribution, the authors survey the literature on the political economy of trade protection and its counterpart, the literature dealing with the political economy of migration. This is a laudable endeavor. While the political economy of trade policy is relatively well developed, the literature on the political economy of migration is considerably less advanced, and a comparison of the two is a worthwhile undertaking. The only other comparison, known to this discussant, of the two areas is the recent contribution by Facchini (2004) who reaches different conclusions—a point I will return to below.
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Willmann, G. (2006). Comment on David Greenaway and Douglas R. Nelson. In: Langhammer, R.J., Foders, F. (eds) Labor Mobility and the World Economy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31045-7_21
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