Infant industries have frequently failed to achieve sustained growth after protection

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Empirical analyses of protected sectors like Brazilian ethanol and Argentine biodiesel demonstrate that infant industries frequently fail to achieve viable, sustained growth or cost reductions despite receiving government support.

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Both retrieved papers provide empirical evidence indicating that specific protected infant industries failed to successfully mature or justify their protectionist subsidies, thereby supporting the claim.

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Evidence of the empirical relevance of the infant industry argument for the protection of Brazilian ethanol production

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Kevin Rask. Evidence of the empirical relevance of the infant industry argument for the protection of Brazilian ethanol production. 1994. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.1994.tb00306.x

The study on the Brazilian ethanol industry finds no empirical validity for the infant industry argument, showing a lack of significant cost reductions or economies of scale.

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Rents, “infant industry” and contingent protection policies: gains and losses for Argentina’s biodiesel industry / Rents, “infant industry” and contingent protection policies: gains and losses for Argentina’s biodiesel industry

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Julio J. Nogues, Ernesto A. O’ Connor. Rents, “infant industry” and contingent protection policies: gains and losses for Argentina’s biodiesel industry / Rents, “infant industry” and contingent protection policies: gains and losses for Argentina’s biodiesel industry. 2020. https://doi.org/10.34140/bjbv2n3-093

The study on Argentina's biodiesel industry highlights how protectionist policies and subsidies created long-term vulnerabilities, risks, and market distortions rather than sustained independent growth.

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