期刊名称：International Business & Economics Research Journal
印刷版ISSN：1535-0754
电子版ISSN：2157-9393
出版年度：2011
卷号：4
期号：9
语种：English
出版社：The Clute Institute for Academic Research
摘要：This research looks into the static effects on the Venezuelan economy of removing trade barriers in the form of tariffs in textiles, agricultural products, steel and automobile. Based on a methodology used by the United States International Trade Commission, this paper documents that gains to consumers for every job lost range from $85,384 in the agricultural industry to $1,096,714 in the automobile industry. Removal of these barriers would increase national welfare in excess of $1 billion per year, which is equivalent to 1% of Venezuelas GDP (based on statistics from the 90s). This evidence suggests significant misallocation of resources that may retard the growth process.
