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On the economic theory of smuggling
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Date Issued
1985-01
Date Available
2009-09-21T14:25:24Z
Abstract
Earlier models of smuggling are deficient in their treatment of risk and transport costs. A model of smuggling of agricultural goods in an intra-EEC context is constructed, with due regard to such costs. Smuggling of agricultural goods is an increasing cost industry, not because of unspecified or unplausible externalities, as in earlier papers, but because of increasing transport costs as the extensive margin of source-locations for smuggled goods is expanded. In consequence, intra-marginal smugglers can earn economic rents. The theoretical model is supported by empirical studies of trade between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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A hard copy is available in UCD Library at GEN 330.08 IR/UNI
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
No. 30
Subject – LCSH
Smuggling--Econometric models
Agriculture--Economic aspects
Ireland--Commerce--Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland--Commerce--Ireland
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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