Heterogeneous impacts of the Section 301 tariffs: Evidence from the revision of product lists

Hong Ma; Lingsheng Meng

doi:10.1111/caje.12640

journal article Jan 24, 2023

Heterogeneous impacts of the Section 301 tariffs: Evidence from the revision of product lists

Hong Ma

Lingsheng Meng

The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique Vol. 56 No. 1 pp. 164-190 · JSTOR

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Abstract

AbstractIn each of the three waves of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, the US government exempted some products on the originally proposed list from additional duties. Using these exempted products as the counterfactual, we identify modest but heterogeneous impacts of the tariffs on the value of US imports from China. We find a complete pass‐through for the first and second waves of tariffs. However, unlike in previous studies, we estimate a very limited tariff pass‐through of the third wave of tariffs. Finally, we find little import diversion for the US and significant export diversion for China.

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Published: Jan 24, 2023
Vol/Issue: 56(1)
Pages: 164-190
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Authors

H

Hong Ma

Department of Economics Tsinghua University

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Lingsheng Meng

Department of Economics The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: Grant/Award Number: 71673160

Cite This Article

Hong Ma, Lingsheng Meng (2023). Heterogeneous impacts of the Section 301 tariffs: Evidence from the revision of product lists. The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique, 56(1), 164-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/caje.12640

Heterogeneous impacts of the Section 301 tariffs: Evidence from the revision of product lists

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