Using state-of-the-art modeling techniques, this report examines the costs of trade restraints in three industries. Findings indicate that voluntary export restraints in these industries cost the U.S. $21 billion in 1984 while "protecting" 174,000 jobs in the three industries. Thus, the annual cost of each job protected is approximately $120,000.
Welfare Costs of U.S. Quotas in Textiles, Steel and Autos
Jaime de Melo; David Tarr
Welfare costs of U.S. quotas on textiles, steel, and autos
For Background read Krugman and Obstfeld
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