The economic effects of a Spanish trade boycott against Catalan products

Cuadras Morató, Xavier; Guinjoan, Modest

The economic effects of a Spanish trade boycott against Catalan products

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Cuadras Morató, X, Guinjoan, M. The economic effects of a Spanish trade boycott against Catalan products. 2011. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/19858

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We study the potential consequences of a hypothetical trade boycott against Catalan products organized by some sectors of the Spanish society mainly for political reasons. A symmetric trade boycott would have two effects: a reduction of Catalan exports to Spain and a partial process of import substitution in Catalonia. In order to quantify the economic impact of the boycott, we compare the "actual" Catalan economy, as described in the input-output table for 2005, with a "simulated" Catalan economy that takes into account the effects of a boycott on the trade exchanges between Catalonia and Spain.