@techreport{NBERw1872, title = "Optimal Tariffs in Consistent Conjectural Variations Equilibrium", author = "Stephen J. Turnovsky", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "1872", year = "1987", month = "March", URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w1872", abstract = {This paper analyzes the determination of the optimal tariff under the assumption of Consistent Conjectural Variations (CCV). A general characterization of the CCV equilibrium is given. We show that (i) there are, in general, a multiplicity of such equilibria, and (ii) under certain restrictions, the Cournot equilibrium, which is based on the assumption of no retaliation can also be a CCV equilibrium. By contrast, free trade is never a CCV equilibrium. Finally the CCV equilibrium is solved explicitly in a simple example.}, }