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Título: Recession, International Trade and the Fallacies of Composition
Autores: Kerr, William A.
Fecha: 2009-04-03
2009-04-03
2009
Publicador: AgEcon
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Tipo: Journal Article
Tema: beggar thy neighbour
deficits
paradox of thrift
recession
subsidies
International Relations/Trade
Descripción: A truly global recession has not been manifest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. As a result, the multilateral institutions put in place at the end of the Second World War to ensure that a major depression never happened again have not been tested. One of the lessons of the Great Depression was that governments had a major role to play in managing the economy. The use of subsidies to affect economic outcomes was one manifestation of this expanded role. In a recession, sector specific subsidies will likely be requested by firms. Subsidies can distort trade, leading to the potential for beggar thy neighbour subsidy wars. Subsidies will be difficult to discipline in a global recession.
Idioma: en