The degree of protection accorded to New Zealand manufacturing industry by import licensing - an empirical study (No.1)

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the amount of protection against imported goods that is afforded by import control. We are interested in the best national allocation of resources between agriculture and other industries which, amongst other things, requires an evaluation of the costs of protection. The project will involve a detailed individual examination of all industries afforded protection from imports by one method or another and in this paper the author begins by explaining the methods which will be used and presenting the results for the first few products which have been examined. Reports on further groups of products will follow from time to time as they are completed.