Calo-Blanco, AitorMéndez Naya, José2024-03-182024-03-182005Calo-Blanco, A., Méndez Naya, J. (2005). Economic Integration, Non-tariff Barriers and Social Welfare. Journal of Economic Integration 20(2), 318-328. https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2005.20.2.3181225-651X1976-5525http://hdl.handle.net/2183/35922[Abstract] This paper analyses the extent to which preferential trade agreements can lead to the substitution of non-tariff barriers for tariffs, and the effects of non-tariff barriers on welfare and other parameters. Its main results are that non-tariff barriers reduce aggregate welfare, and that the governments of economically integrated countries replace tariffs by non-tariff barriers if and only if their priority is protection of their nations’ firms.eng© 2005-Center for International Economics, Sejong Institution, All Rights Reserved.Economic integrationCommercial policiesTariff and non-tariff barriersjournal articleopen accesshttps://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2005.20.2.318