ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY

KÜÇÜKŞENEL S., GÜLSEVEN O.

ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF ECONOMICS, sa.121, ss.367-371, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF ECONOMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.367-371
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We develop a simple theoretic game a model to analyze the relationship between electoral systems and governments' choice in trade policies. We show that existence of international pressure or. foreign lobby changes a government's final decision on trade policy, and trade policy in countries with proportional electoral system is more protectionist than in countries with majoritarian electoral system. Moreover, lobbies pay more to affect the trade policy outcomes in countries with proportional representation systems.