Economics of Export Restrictions as Applied to Industrial Raw Materials

K.C. Fungi ; Jane Korinekii iUniversity of CaliforniaiiOECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: export taxes;    export restrictions;    export ban;    mining sector;    Cournot-Nash model;    export quotas;    export prohibition;    industrial raw materials;    extractive industries;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/5k46j0r5xvhd-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Governments intervene in non-renewable natural resources sectors more than in many others, including through the use of export taxes and quotas. Industrial raw materials sectors are characterized by a number of specificities: production is often geographically concentrated, firms are often large with substantial market power, production processes are highly capital intensive, products are relatively homogeneous and potentially substantial differences in costs of production are prevalent. This paper aims to increase understanding of the economic effects of export restrictions, in particular as they apply to the mining sector. It ascertains the prevalence of export restrictions on metals and minerals, proposes a Cournot-Nash model of export restrictions, suggests some of the economic effects due to the presence of export restrictions, and draws some implications for trade policy among producing and consuming countries of non-renewable natural resources.