POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

The global economic order has experienced significant transformation, characterized by the escalation of trade conflicts, geopolitical rivalries, and the increasing use of economic instruments as tools of strategic influence. The shift from traditional tariff disputes to broader geopolitical tensions has reshaped international trade relations and created new challenges for developing economies. This study examines t…

Reference · Wikidata

tax on the import and export of goods

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

A tariff, or import tax, is a duty imposed by a national government, customs territory, or supranational union on imports of goods and is paid by the importer. Exceptionally, an export tax may be levied on exports of goods or raw materials and is paid by the exporter. Besides being a source of revenue, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and policy that burden foreign products to encourag…

Book · DOAB

In January 1995, four Latin American countries, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay joined their destinies within a common and ambitious enterprise called MERCOSUR. MERCOSUR, the Common Market of the South, represents an important economic integration area that generates a GDP of $US 600 billion, providing a market of 200 million people spread over an area of 12 million square km. Initially, MERCOSUR performance…

Full text · Open Library

Market Structure and Foreign Trade presents a coherent theory of trade in the presence of market structures other than perfect competition. The theory it develops explains trade patterns, especially of industrial countries, and provides an integration between trade and the role of multinational enterprises. Relating current theoretical work to the main body of trade theory, Helpman and Krugman review and restate …

Image · DPLA

Summer 2015 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University.