Khandelwal, Amit K.; Schott, Peter K.; Wei, Shang-Jin - In: American Economic Review 103 (2013) 6, pp. 2169-95
If trade barriers are managed by inefficient institutions, trade liberalization can lead to greater-than-expected gains. We examine Chinese textile and clothing exports before and after the elimination of externally imposed export quotas. Both the surge in export volume and the decline in export...