The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development

This research paper is aimed at understanding why border trade policies are today complemented with behind-the-border policies like output subsidies, R&D subsidies, and public R&D investments. This is a new type of protectionism that becomes prominent since the 2006-2008 economic crisis. In this pap...

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Autores principales: Berthoumieu, Julien, Bouët, Antoine
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150356
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author Berthoumieu, Julien
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description This research paper is aimed at understanding why border trade policies are today complemented with behind-the-border policies like output subsidies, R&D subsidies, and public R&D investments. This is a new type of protectionism that becomes prominent since the 2006-2008 economic crisis. In this paper we analyze the impact of various policies on domestic cost-reducing research and development (R&D) expenditures using an international duopolistic model with uncertainty regarding the result of the R&D process. We examine the impact of “at-the-border” policies (import tariffs, import quotas, voluntary export restraints, and minimum price agreements) as well as “behind-the-border” policies (output subsidies, R&D subsidies, and public R&D investments). We demonstrate new theoretical findings, in particular the increasing then decreasing impact of quotas on R&D, as well as the impact of production subsidies, public R&D investments, and minimum price agreements on private R&D. We conclude that R&D subsidies are appealing policy instruments because they support not only domestic R&D expenditures but also domestic production and profits without reducing consumers’ surplus.
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spelling CGSpace1503562025-11-06T07:04:59Z The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development Berthoumieu, Julien Bouët, Antoine imports agricultural research agricultural policies research trade policies trade subsidies prices tariffs This research paper is aimed at understanding why border trade policies are today complemented with behind-the-border policies like output subsidies, R&D subsidies, and public R&D investments. This is a new type of protectionism that becomes prominent since the 2006-2008 economic crisis. In this paper we analyze the impact of various policies on domestic cost-reducing research and development (R&D) expenditures using an international duopolistic model with uncertainty regarding the result of the R&D process. We examine the impact of “at-the-border” policies (import tariffs, import quotas, voluntary export restraints, and minimum price agreements) as well as “behind-the-border” policies (output subsidies, R&D subsidies, and public R&D investments). We demonstrate new theoretical findings, in particular the increasing then decreasing impact of quotas on R&D, as well as the impact of production subsidies, public R&D investments, and minimum price agreements on private R&D. We conclude that R&D subsidies are appealing policy instruments because they support not only domestic R&D expenditures but also domestic production and profits without reducing consumers’ surplus. 2015-03-13 2024-08-01T02:51:33Z 2024-08-01T02:51:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150356 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150501 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150463 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152662 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Berthoumieu, Julien and Bouët, Antoine. 2015. The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1425. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150356
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The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development
title The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development
title_full The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development
title_fullStr The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development
title_full_unstemmed The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development
title_short The impact of “At-the-Border” and “Behind-the-Border” policies on cost-reducing research and development
title_sort impact of at the border and behind the border policies on cost reducing research and development
topic imports
agricultural research
agricultural policies
research
trade policies
trade
subsidies
prices
tariffs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150356
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