The Political Economy of Trade Barriers in Peru

This paper analyzes the political economy factors and actors that may have influenced trade instruments in Peru during the liberalization period of 2001-2015 (which started in 1990 under Fujimori’s administration). The evidence supports the hypothesis that Peruvian trade barriers liberalization in p...

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Main Author:	Tello Pacheco, Mario
Format:	Online
Language:	eng
Published:	Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022
Subjects:	tariffs non-tariff barriers political economy Ministry of Economy and Finance Peru aranceles barreras no arancelarias economía política Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Perú
Online Access:	https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13961
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description	This paper analyzes the political economy factors and actors that may have influenced trade instruments in Peru during the liberalization period of 2001-2015 (which started in 1990 under Fujimori’s administration). The evidence supports the hypothesis that Peruvian trade barriers liberalization in period 2000-2015 was led by the powerful “Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)”, accompanied by traditional and diversified exporters (that consolidated the unilateral trade liberalization) and by import substitution firms that influenced to some degree, and slowed down the rate of liberalization of unilateral trade barriers. In addition, the unilateral trade liberalization was facilitated by the weak role of the formal labor force and liberal-oriented consumer interest groups.
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spelling	oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-139612023-10-02T10:43:26Z The Political Economy of Trade Barriers in Peru La economía política de las barreras comerciales en Perú Tello Pacheco, Mario tariffs non-tariff barriers political economy Ministry of Economy and Finance Peru aranceles barreras no arancelarias economía política Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Perú This paper analyzes the political economy factors and actors that may have influenced trade instruments in Peru during the liberalization period of 2001-2015 (which started in 1990 under Fujimori’s administration). The evidence supports the hypothesis that Peruvian trade barriers liberalization in period 2000-2015 was led by the powerful “Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)”, accompanied by traditional and diversified exporters (that consolidated the unilateral trade liberalization) and by import substitution firms that influenced to some degree, and slowed down the rate of liberalization of unilateral trade barriers. In addition, the unilateral trade liberalization was facilitated by the weak role of the formal labor force and liberal-oriented consumer interest groups. Este artículo analiza los factores y actores de la economía política que pueden haber influido en los instrumentos comerciales en Perú durante el período de liberalización de 2001-2015 (que comenzó en 1990 bajo la administración de Fujimori). El análisis y las evidencias respaldan la hipótesis de que la liberalización de las barreras comerciales peruanas en el período 2000-2015 fue liderada por el poderoso MEF, acompañado por exportadores tradicionales y diversificados que consolidaron la liberalización comercial unilateral, y por empresas de sustitución de importaciones que influyeron en cierto grado y redujeron la tasa de velocidad del proceso de liberalización de las barreras comerciales unilaterales. Además, la liberalización unilateral del comercio fue facilitada por el papel débil de la fuerza laboral formal y los grupos de interés del consumidor con orientación liberal. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022-07-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13961 10.19053/01203053.v41.n74.2022.13961 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 41 No. 74 (2022); 71-107 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 41 Núm. 74 (2022); 71-107 2256-5779 0120-3053 eng https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13961/12059 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13961/13419 Copyright (c) 2022 Mario Tello Pacheco http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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title	The Political Economy of Trade Barriers in Peru
title_alt	La economía política de las barreras comerciales en Perú
title_full	The Political Economy of Trade Barriers in Peru
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title_short	The Political Economy of Trade Barriers in Peru
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topic	tariffs non-tariff barriers political economy Ministry of Economy and Finance Peru aranceles barreras no arancelarias economía política Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Perú
topic_facet	tariffs non-tariff barriers political economy Ministry of Economy and Finance Peru aranceles barreras no arancelarias economía política Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Perú
url	https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13961
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