Tariffs, Quotas, and Market Structure

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1982
Volume: 97
Issue: 2
Pages: 295-305

Authors (2)

Motoshige Itoh (not in RePEc) Yoshiyasu Ono (Osaka University)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper examines the effects of tariffs and quotas on the pricing pattern of producers in the case of duopoly by a domestic monopolist and a foreign monopolist. It is pointed out that tariffs and quotas may induce completely different pricing patterns in the two producers. Under a quota, it is always profitable for the home producer to be a price leader and for the foreign producer to be a follower, whereas under a tariff either producer may become a leader. It is also proved that, whatever leader-follower relation is chosen under a tariff, a quota always bring about a higher domestic price than the tariff as long as both permit the same amount of imports.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:97:y:1982:i:2:p:295-305.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26