The Customs Union Issue

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The Customs Union Issue is a seminal 1950 economic study by Jacob Viner that analyzes the welfare effects of customs unions through the concepts of trade creation and trade diversion.

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instanceOf book
economic study
academicDiscipline economics
analyzes effects of common external tariff
effects of tariff elimination within a group of countries
welfare effects of customs unions
author Jacob Viner NERFINISHED
considered classic in international trade literature
seminal work in customs union theory
contributionTo formalization of customs union theory
critiques simplistic assumptions about benefits of customs unions
examines distribution of gains from customs unions
static welfare effects of regional integration
fieldOfStudy international economics
welfare economics
focusesOn conditions under which customs unions improve welfare
conditions under which customs unions reduce welfare
hasAuthor Jacob Viner NERFINISHED
hasImpactOn analysis of customs unions in trade policy
analysis of free trade areas
hasKeyTerm customs union
preferential trade agreement
trade creation
trade diversion
hasLegacy standard terminology for trade creation and diversion in economics
influenced policy analysis of regional trade agreements
theory of economic integration
introducesConcept trade creation
trade diversion
isReferencedIn literature on regional trade agreements
language English
mainSubject customs unions
economic integration
international trade
notableWork The Customs Union Issue NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 20th century
publicationYear 1950
publisher Carnegie Endowment for International Peace NERFINISHED
regardsAsImportant comparison with multilateral free trade
pattern of trade flows after integration
targetAudience economists
policy makers in trade and integration
timePeriodDiscussed post-World War II trade policy
typeOfWork monograph
usesConcept comparative advantage
tariff preferences
usesMethod partial equilibrium analysis

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Jacob Viner notableWork The Customs Union Issue