Tariffs can achieve specific protectionist and economic welfare goals under certain conditions

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Economic literature demonstrates that under specific market conditions, such as imperfect competition or infant industry development, tariffs and trade interventions can be designed to achieve desired welfare and protectionist outcomes.

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The claim asserts that tariffs can achieve specific protectionist and economic welfare goals under certain conditions. This is a well-established premise in international trade theory (e.g., optimal tariff theory, infant industry arguments, and imperfect competition models). Retrieved papers 0 and 2 directly examine and support the conditions under which tariffs can improve welfare or provide protection. The remaining papers are unrelated to trade tariffs. Thus, the evidence supports the claim.

Evidence for · 2

<scp>Welfare‐ and Revenue‐Enhancing Tariff and Tax Reform under Imperfect Competition</scp>

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TAKUMI NAITO, KENZO ABE. <scp>Welfare‐ and Revenue‐Enhancing Tariff and Tax Reform under Imperfect Competition</scp>. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9779.2008.00397.x

Paper 0 establishes the theoretical conditions under which specific tariff and tax reforms can enhance both economic welfare and government revenue under imperfect competition.

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The Infant Industry Argument

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W. Max Corden. The Infant Industry Argument. 1997. https://doi.org/10.1093/0198775342.003.0008

Paper 2 provides an exposition of the infant industry argument, supporting the premise that tariffs can achieve specific protectionist goals under targeted dynamic conditions.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8401 Aug 2026

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