Optimal tariffs with smuggling: A spatial analysis of Nigerian rice policy options

Utilizing a spatial multi-market model for rice in Nigeria that explicitly takes into account the potential for smuggling, in this paper we analyze the welfare implications of alternative rice tariff rates given the government’s goals of spurring domestic production and reducing imports. Because smu...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Michael E., Dorosh, Paul A.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149935

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