Free-Riding on Federalism
Trade Protection and the Canadian Dairy Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11968265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathy Baylis (0000-0001-9633-4766, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Hartley Furtan (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-145 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3552452 |
| OpenAlex | W2045488605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper examines the link between federalism, rent-seeking and free-riding behaviour. Using data from the Canadian dairy industry, we test four hypotheses of the determinants of rent-seeking expenditure and the role of free-riding. First, we find that provinces do not cooperate with each other when lobbying the federal government for trade protection. Second, some provinces are found to free ride on the rent-seeking expenditure of the larger (more influential) provinces. Third, the cost of rent-seeking increases when the federal government is forced to make a decision regarding the future of the protectionist policies. Fourth, institutional changes under the 1994 GATT raised the rent-seeking cost of maintaining protectionist policies
Biology · Business · Dairy industry · Economics · Federalism · Free riding · Incentive · International economics · International trade · Market economy · Political science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global trade and economics · Law · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Food Science
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| Citations per year | 0.41 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2021 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |