Abstract
Using an approach where the probability of trade is a function of the volume of trade, we show that uncertainty in international trade may force a small economy to specialize in the production of the good in which it has a comparative disadvantage. This reversal in the pattern of incomplete specialization in production is not reflected in the trade pattern. The first-best policy responce in the presence of endogenous uncertainty is not the imposition of tariffs or subsidies but a reduction of trade uncertainty itself, possibly through clear commitment to free trade or GATT rules and procedures.
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