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This dissertation is a collection of three papers on industrial structure and international trade policy issues. The first paper is a theoretical study in the political economy of trade policies and their effect on industrial growth. It starts with the observation that lobbying …

Affordability of energy in the domestic sector is the product of three interrelated factors - level of household income, level of energy bills (which are a product of prices and levels of energy demand, mediated by tariffs and the retail market), and the amount of energy that a …

In an era of enhanced trade liberalization the study of tariff policy and formation assumes increasing importance. This dissertation explores tariffs under three different contexts. First, we examine the effect of technology on the choice of external tariffs by trading nations. …