The Tariff-Jumping Argument and Location Theory
Journal
Review of International Economics
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
2
Pages
361-368
Date Issued
2002-05
Date
2002-05
Author(s)
Mai, Chao-cheng
Abstract
When examining the tariff‐jumping effect, the literature emphasizes the cost‐induced effect, which states that a foreign firm has an incentive to jump over the tariff wall in order to locate in a foreign territory, and thereby escape tariffs. The authors set up a location model to show what they refer to as the location‐induced effect on tariff‐jumping. This location‐induced effect, together with the traditional cost‐induced effect, makes tariff‐jumping more (less) likely to take place when the production function in question exhibits decreasing (increasing) returns to scale.
Type
journal article