Thomas F. Rutherford

Centre for Energy Policy and Economics

Professor of Energy Economics

ETH-Zentrum

Zurich, CH-8092

United States

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1.

The Impact on Russia of WTO Accession and the Doha Agenda: The Importance of Liberalization of Barriers Against Foreign Direct Investment in Services for Growth and Poverty Reduction

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3725
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Oct 2005
Thomas F. Rutherford, David G. Tarr and Oleksandr Shepotylo
Centre for Energy Policy and Economics, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University and Aston University - Aston Business School
Downloads 655 (79,064)

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Trade Liberalization and Endogenous Growth in a Small Open Economy: A Quantitative Assessment

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 10 Feb 1999
Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Combining Top-Down and Bottom-Up in Energy Policy Analysis: A Decomposition Approach

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 06-007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 30 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2013
Christoph Böhringer and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 446 (126,845)
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Mathematical Programming, Mixed Complementarity, Top-Down/Bottom-Up

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The Impact of Liberalizing Barriers to Foreign Direct Investment in Services: The Case of Russian Accession to the World Trade Organization

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jesper Jensen, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
TECA Training ApS, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
Downloads 365 (159,475)
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Economic Implications for Turkey of a Customs Union with the European Union: A Quantitative Based Policy Analysis

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 19 Jan 1998
Glenn W. Harrison, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Regional, Multilateral, and Unilateral Trade Policies of Mercosur for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Brazil

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Regional, Multilateral and Unilateral Trade Policies of Mercosur for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Brazil

Posted: 26 Mar 2004
Glenn W. Harrison, Thomas F. Rutherford, David G. Tarr and Angelo Gurgel
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University and FEARP - Universidade de Sao Paulo

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Economic Integration, Trade Policy, Poverty, General Equilibrium

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Economic Implications for Turkey of a Customs Union with the European Union

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Glenn W. Harrison, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Integrating Bottom-Up into Top-Down: A Mixed Complementarity Approach

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 05-028
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2008
Christoph Böhringer and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Energy Policy, Computable General Equilibrium, Bottom-Up, Top-Down

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The Strategic Value of Carbon Tariffs

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The Strategic Value of Carbon Tariffs

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4482
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Dec 2013
Christoph Böhringer, Jared C. Carbone and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy, Colorado School of Mines and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 132 (416,794)
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Telecommunications Reform within Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Jan 2005
Jesper Jensen, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
TECA Training ApS, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Poverty Effects of Russia's WTO Accession: Modeling 'Real' Households and Endogenous Productivity Effects

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Jan 2005
Thomas F. Rutherford, Oleksandr Shepotylo and David G. Tarr
Centre for Energy Policy and Economics, Aston University - Aston Business School and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
Downloads 226 (261,002)
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International, Economics, Poverty

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Managing the Transition to Climate Stabilization

AEI-Brookings Joint Center Working Paper No. 07-01
Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Richard G. Richels, Thomas F. Rutherford, Geoffrey Blanford and Leon Clarke
Electric Power Research Institute, U.S.A., Centre for Energy Policy and Economics, Stanford University and Government of the United States of America - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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emission, costs, concentration limit

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Energy Market Projections and Differentiated Carbon Abatement in the European Union

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-11
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Apr 2003
Christoph Böhringer, Jesper Jensen and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy, TECA Training ApS and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Structural Estimation and Solution of International Trade Models with Heterogeneous Firms

CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich, Working Paper No. 08/89
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Jul 2008
Edward J. Balistreri, Russell H. Hillberry and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Nebraska, University of Melbourne - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 191 (306,308)
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Regional Impacts of Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4015
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Economic Theory & Research, ICT Policy and Strategies, Free Trade, Markets and Market Access, Investment and Investment Climate

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Decomposing the Cost of Kyoto: A Global CGE Analysis of Multilateral Policy Impacts

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-11
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Apr 2003
Christoph Böhringer and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Climate Policies and Induced Technological Change: Which to Choose the Carrot or the Stick?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Feb 2002
Snorre Kverndokk, Knut Einar Rosendahl and Thomas F. Rutherford
Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Induced technological change; Climate change policies; Policy instruments; Computable general equilibrium models

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Modeling Services Liberalization: The Case of Kenya

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4544
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Edward J. Balistreri, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
University of Nebraska, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Transport Economics Policy &Planning, Economic Theory &Research, Banks &Banking Reform, Emerging Markets, Debt Markets

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Impact of Revised CO2 Growth Projections for China on Global Stabilization Goals

FEEM Working Paper No. 68.2008
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Sep 2008
Geoffrey J. Blanford, Richard G. Richels and Thomas F. Rutherford
Electric Power Research Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, U.S.A. and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 158 (359,872)
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Energy-Economy Modeling, China, Economic Growth Rates, Energy Intensity, International Climate Policy

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Trade Policy Options for Chile: A Quantitative Evaluation

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Glenn W. Harrison, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Climate Policies and Induced Technological Change: Impacts and Timing of Technology Subsidies

University of Oslo Working Paper No. 05/2004
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Mar 2004
Snorre Kverndokk, Knut Einar Rosendahl and Thomas F. Rutherford
Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 147 (381,873)
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Climate change policies, Computable equilibrium models, Induced technological change, Subsidies, Timing

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Self-Enforcing Agreements and International Trade in Greenhouse Gas Emission Rights

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Oct 2004
Jared C. Carbone, Carsten Helm and Thomas F. Rutherford
Colorado School of Mines, University of Oldenburg - Public Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 146 (383,951)
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Climate change, coalitions, general equilibrium, tradable permits

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Efficiency Gains from 'What' - Flexibility in Climate Policy - an Integrated Cge Assessment

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 04-048
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Oct 2004 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2008
Christoph Böhringer, Andreas Löschel and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy, University of Muenster - Chair of Microeconomics, esp. Energy and Resource Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Climate policy, integrated assessment, what-flexibility

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Policy Reform Without Tears

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Oct 1999
Glenn W. Harrison, Jesper Jensen, Morten I. Lau and Thomas F. Rutherford
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, TECA Training ApS, Durham Business School and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Trade Policy and Poverty Reduction in Brazil

UCF Economics Working Paper No. 03-13
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Apr 2005
Glenn W. Harrison, Thomas F. Rutherford, David G. Tarr and Angelo Gurgel
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University and FEARP - Universidade de Sao Paulo
Downloads 135 (408,392)

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Poverty, development, trade policy, free trade agreement of the Americas

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Learning on the Quick and Cheap: Gains from Trade Through Imported Expertise

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Learning on the Quick and Cheap: Gains from Trade Through Imported Expertise

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jun 2005
James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 51 (750,603)
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Trade, import

Learning on the Quick and Cheap: Gains from Trade Through Imported Expertise

NBER Working Paper No. w10603
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2022
James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Learning on the Quick and Cheap: Gains from Trade Through Imported Expertise

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Oct 2004
James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Transmission mechanism, foreign experts, productivity growth, skilled labor

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Rules of Thumb for Evaluating Preferential Trading Arrangements: Evidence from Computable General Equilibrium Assessments

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Glenn W. Harrison, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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The Economic Effects of the European Ceilings Proposal

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Jan 2001
Jesper Jensen, Claus Kastberg Nielsen and Thomas F. Rutherford
TECA Training ApS, Copenhagen Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 120 (446,960)
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Decomposing General Equilibrium Effects of Policy Intervention in Multi-Regional Trade Models

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-36
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 Nov 2003
Christoph Böhringer and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 116 (458,557)
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Applied general equilibrium, Decomposition method, International trade, Terms of trade

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Trade and Welfare: Does Industrial Organization Matter

CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich Working Paper No. 09/119
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 29 Sep 2009
Edward J. Balistreri, Russell H. Hillberry and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Nebraska, University of Melbourne - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 108 (486,450)
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Variety effects, Heterogeneous firms, Gains from trade

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Decomposing Integrated Assessment Climate Change

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 05-007
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2008
Christoph Böhringer, Andreas Löschel and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg - Economic Policy, University of Muenster - Chair of Microeconomics, esp. Energy and Resource Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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integrated assessment, decomposition, terminal constraints, optimal taxation

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Computation of Equilibria in OLG Models with Many Heterogeneous Households

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 15, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich, Working Paper No. 08/90
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Sebastian Rausch and Thomas F. Rutherford
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 104 (496,613)
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Computable general equilibrium, overlapping generations, micro- simulation, sequential recalibration

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Regional Household and Poverty Effects of Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4570
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Economic Theory & Research, Emerging Markets, Access to Finance, Debt Markets, Investment and Investment Climate

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Economic Transition, Entrepreneurial Capacity, and Intergenerational Distribution

IMF Working Paper No. 02/180
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Feb 2006
Svend E. Hougaard Jensen, Tobias Rasmussen and Thomas F. Rutherford
Copenhagen Business School - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 91 (542,609)

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Transition economies structural reforms economic growth intergenerational distribution dynamic general equilibrium models

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Foreign Direct Investments in Services and the Domestic Market for Expertise

NBER Working Paper No. w7700
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 May 2000 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
James R. Markusen, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
Downloads 89 (550,103)
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Modeling Services Liberalization: The Case of Tanzania

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4801
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jesper Jensen, Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr
TECA Training ApS, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
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Transport Economics Policy & Planning, Banks & Banking Reform, Economic Theory & Research, E-Business, Debt Markets

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Embodied Carbon Tariffs

NBER Working Paper No. w17376
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Christoph Boehringer, Jared C. Carbone and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg, Colorado School of Mines and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 69 (636,143)
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Complementarity and Increasing Returns in Intermediate Inputs: A Theoretical and Applied General-Equilibrium Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w4179
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2022
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
SKEMA Business School, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Optimal Emission Pricing in the Presence of International Spillovers: Decomposing Leakage and Terms-of-Trade Motives

NBER Working Paper No. w15899
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2022
Christoph Boehringer, Andreas Lange and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Oldenburg, University of Hamburg and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Subglobal Climate Agreements and Energy-Intensive Activities: An Evaluation of Carbon Leakage in the Copper Industry

CER-ETH – Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich Working Paper No. 13/174
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2016
Bruno Lanz, Thomas F. Rutherford and John Tilton
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC), Centre for Energy Policy and Economics and Colorado School of Mines - Division of Economics and Business
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Carbon leakage, Pollution haven effect, Climate policy, International environmental agreements, International trade, Copper industry

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Anti-Competitive and Rent-Shifting Aspects of Domestic-Content Provisions in Regional Trade Blocks

NBER Working Paper No. w4512
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2022
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
SKEMA Business School, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Discrete Plant-Location Decisions in an Applied General-Equilibrium Model of Trade Liberalization

NBER Working Paper No. w4513
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2022
James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
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Trade Liberalization in a Multinational-Dominated Industry: A Theoretical and Applied General-Equilibrium Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w3679
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2022
Linda Hunter, James R. Markusen and Thomas F. Rutherford
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
Downloads 30 (890,552)
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Tariffication of a Distorted Economy: A CGE Analysis

REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Posted: 04 Apr 1997
William H. Kaempfer, Martin T. Ross and Thomas F. Rutherford
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics, University of Colorado and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics

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