Amiti, Mary, Redding, Stephen and Weinstein, David E. (2020) Who’s paying for the U.S. tariffs? A longer-term perspective. CEP Discussion Papers (1675). Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, London, UK.
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Abstract
Using data from 2018, a number of studies have found that recent U.S tariffs have been passed on entirely to U.S. importers and consumers. These results are surprising given that trade theory has long stressed that tariffs applied by a large country should drive down foreign prices. Using another year of data including significant escalations in the trade war, we find that U.S. tariffs continue to be almost entirely borne by U.S. firms and consumers. We show that the response of import values to the tariffs increases in absolute magnitude over time, consistent with the idea that it takes time for firms to reorganize supply chains. We find heterogeneity in the responses of some sectors, such as steel, where tariffs have caused foreign exporters to drop their prices substantially, enabling them to export relatively more than in sectors where tariff passthrough was complete.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/discussion... |
| Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors |
| Divisions: | LSE Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
| JEL classification: | F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations; International Trade Organizations F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2021 15:03 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 23:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108230 |
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