Voluntary Export Restraints on Automobiles: Evaluating a Trade Policy
评估了1981年美国对日本汽车实施的自愿出口限制政策，分析了该政策在1981至1990年间对美国消费者福利、企业利润和关税收入损失的影响。
We evaluate the voluntary export restraint (VER) that was initially placed on exports of automobiles from Japan in 1981. We evaluate the impact this policy had on U.S. consumer welfare, firm profits, and forgone tariff revenue from its initiation through 1990.