Rent Seeking in International Trade: The Great Tomato War
建立了一个出口国和进口国生产者国际寻租活动的模型，并应用于美墨冬季蔬菜贸易，分析出口/进口联盟的尝试及其失败原因，指出目前两国间基本实现自由贸易。
Abstract This paper presents a model of international rent‐seeking activities by producers in both exporting and importing nations. The model is applied to the winter vegetable trade between the United States and Mexico. An analysis is made of the attempts to form export/import coalitions. Reasons for these failures are given. Due to past failures to impede trade, essentially free trade in winter vegetables between the two countries exists.