00605nam a2200085Ia 4500100002200000245008000022260000900102520038900111583001900500  aMASCOLL, Clyde A.  aEffects of changing Common External Tariff (CET) rates : the Barbados case.  c1993  aLooks at the empirical implications of making changes to the existing rates of the CET.  The empirical results indicate that lowering the maximum rate of the CET reduces the level of protection, particularly in the manufacturing sector.  Government revenue may fall, and as such, alternative sources of revenue may have to be found.  On the other hand, the cost of living can decline.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR