The proceedings of an October 1989 joint conference with the National Bureau of Economic Research, on `Empirical Studies of Strategic Trade Policy' are now available. The volume contains the following papers:

`Introduction', Paul Krugman

`The Nonoptimality of Optimal Trade Policies: The U.S. Automobile Industry Revisited, 1979-1985', Kala Krishna, Kathleen Hogan and Philip Swagel

`Trade Policy under Imperfect Competition: A Numerical Assessment', Anthony J Venables

`Strategic Trade Policy in the European Car Market', Alasdair Smith

`Deregulation of Scandinavian Airlines: A Case Study of the Oslo-Stockholm Route, Victor D Norman and Siri P Strandenes

`Industrial Policy in the Transport Aircraft Industry', Gernot Klepper

`Trade and Industrial Policy to a Declining Industry: The Case of the U.S. Steel Industry', Richard G Harris

`Strategic Manpower Policy and International Trade', David Ulph and L Alan Winters

`Industrial Organization and Product Quality: Evidence from South Korean and Taiwanese Exports', Dani Rodrik

`Import Surveillance as a Strategic Trade Policy', L Alan Winters

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