Do, Quy-ToanLevchenko, Andrei A.2018-01-222018-01-222017-06Economics Letters0165-1765https://hdl.handle.net/10986/29204We compare redistribution through trade restrictions vs. domestic lump-sum transfers. When preferences are non-homothetic, even domestic lump-sum transfers affect relative prices. Thus, contrary to the conventional wisdom, domestic lump-sum transfers are not necessarily superior to distortionary trade policy. We develop this argument in the context of food export bans imposed by many developing countries in the late 2000s.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOTRADE RESTRICTIONSREDISTRIBUTIONFOOD EXPORT BANJournal ArticleWorld Bank10.1596/29204