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Rent Seeking in International Trade: The Great Tomato War
Author(s) -
Bredahl Maury,
Schmitz Andrew,
Hillman Jimmye S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241300
Subject(s) - international trade , rent seeking , economics , free trade , trade barrier , international economics , business , political science , law , politics
This paper presents a model of international rent‐seeking activities by producers in both exporting and importing nations. The model is applied to the winter vegetable trade between the United States and Mexico. An analysis is made of the attempts to form export/import coalitions. Reasons for these failures are given. Due to past failures to impede trade, essentially free trade in winter vegetables between the two countries exists.