Export Controls: An Overview of their Use, Economic Effects, and Treatment in the Global Trading System. Office of Industries Working Paper

摘要

This paper reviews some of the recent economic literature discussing the rationale for and economic impact of government controls, the patterns of use of export controls and the current treatment of these controls in trade agreements. Rationales for export controls include increasing government revenue, promoting downstream industries, controlling price fluctuations, as well as certain noneconomic objectives (e.g., strategic arms control, environmental protections, etc.).