arg_tariff {stevedata}

Simple Mean Tariff Rate for Argentina

Description

Simple mean tariff rate for Argentina, starting in 1980. The goal is to keep these data current.

Usage

arg_tariff

Format

A data frame with three variables:

country

country name (Argentina)

year

the year

tariffrate

the simple mean tariff rate for Argentina on all products (as a percentage)

Details

Data come from various sources. World Bank estimates are used for 1980-1984 and 2010-2018, but see also Lora's (2012) report for the Inter-American Development Bank. The 1980-1984 estimates are actually means for 1980-1 and 1982-4 via Laird and Nogues' (1989) article in the World Bank Economic Review.