The Great Recession and Import Protection : The Role of Temporary Trade Barriers

The great recession of 2008-9 caused a negative shock to the global economy that is comparable with the great depression of the 1930s. The major advanced nations experienced painful economic contraction, severe dislocation to industrial production and sharp spikes in unemployment. Trade flows collap...

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Main Author: Bown, Chad P.
Language:en_US
Published: London: Centre for Economic Policy Research and the World Bank 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16359