The Impact of Agricultural Import Tariff on Economic Growth： Evidence From Mercosur Countries  

作　　者：Yuri N. Moseykin Irina V. Levchenko 

机构地区：[1]Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation

出　　处：《Chinese Business Review》2014年第3期137-153,共17页中国经济评论（英文版）

摘　　要：This research paper attempts to determine the relationship between agricultural import tariff and economic growth of Mercosur countries over the period 1996-2007 using regression analysis as well as evaluates the gains and losses from the group＇s trade policy over the same period. The introductory part of this paper focuses on the dynamics of changes in economic growth, trade, and import tariff of these countries over the last two decades. The results of the performed regression analysis of panel data suggest that trade liberalization has a quantitatively significant positive effect on growth. By using the coefficient estimates on tariff, the authors perform a quantitative evaluation of gains and losses from trade policy, for which tariff measures to trade （imports） are used as a proxy.

关 键 词：MERCOSUR economic growth TRADE import tariff panel data regression 

分 类 号：F752.50[经济管理—国际贸易] F124[经济管理—产业经济]