Roza Khoban
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Roza Khoban
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Researcher in Economics at the University of Zurich. Trade, Development, Political Economics.

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🆕 How trade liberalisation erodes the advantage of political connections

Today on VoxDev, @sjavervall.bsky.social‬ (@kiel.institute) & @rkhoban.bsky.social‬ (@econ.uzh.ch) discuss how tariff cuts in India reduced firms' reliance on political connections: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
How trade liberalisation erodes the advantage of political connections
Tariff cuts in India reduced firms’ reliance on political connections, lowering politically driven misallocation and addressing a common source of inefficiency.
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July 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Reposted by Roza Khoban
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "The Impact of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of Political Distortions" by Sebastian Jävervall and Roza Khoban. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Impact of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of Political Distortions
(Forthcoming Article) - Political distortions are prevalent in many developing countries, implying substantial productivity losses. This paper investigates the impact of trade liberalization on politi...
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November 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM