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Do Developing Countries Lose from the Mfa?
Trela, Irene; Whalley, John - 2021
This paper provides estimates of both national and global welfare costs of bilateral quotas on textiles and apparel using an applied general equilibrium model which covers bilateral quotas on exports of textiles and apparel negotiated between three major developed importing countries (the US,...
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China's Experience Under the Multifiber Arrangement (Mfa) and the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (Atc)
Brambilla, Irene - 2010
This paper analyzes China's experience under U.S. apparel and textile quotas. It makes use of a unique new database … (1974 to 1995) and subsequent Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (1995 to 2005). We find that China was relatively more … constrained under these regimes than other countries and that, as quotas were lifted, China's exports grew disproportionately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759894
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Rent Sharing in the Multi-Fibre Arrangement : Theory and Evidence from Us Apparel Imports from Hong Kong
Krishna, Kala; Erzan, Refik; Tan, Ling Hui - 2021
Available estimates of tariff equivalents of quotas and welfare calculations on the costs of MFA quotas for developing countries are based on the premise of perfect competition in both product and license markets. It is also assumed that the exporting countries which administer the MFA quotas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013219309
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Agoa Rules : The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions
Edwards, Lawrence - 2011
locally. When the MFA was removed, constrained countries such as China moved strongly into precisely the markets in which AGOA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132068
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Trade Liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform : Evidence from Chinese Exporters
Khandelwal, Amit - 2011
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. We find that the surge in export value and decline in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119342
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Revenue Neutral Trade Reform with Many Households, Quotas and Tariffs
Anderson, James E. - 2021
Government budget balance forces the endogenous use of distortionary tax instruments" when an exogenous reform is implemented. The aggregate efficiency of such reforms is based" on comparisons of simple summary measures of the Marginal Cost of Funds of the various tariff" or quota changes with...
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Auctioning U.S. Import Quotas, Foreign Response, and Alternative Policies
Feenstra, Robert C. - 2021
In this paper we quantify the potential revenue available to the U.S. from auctioning import quotas, and the resulting drop in foreign producer surplus relative to free trade. Previous estimates of auction revenue are in the range of $3 7-5.15 billion for 1986 or 1987. Using simulation results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013235296
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Product Differentiation, Multi-Product Firms and Estimating the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Productivity
De Loecker, Jan - 2007
In this paper I analyze the productivity gains from trade liberalization in the Belgian textile industry. So far, empirical research has established a strong relationship between opening up to trade and productivity, relying almost entirely on deflated sales to proxy for output in the production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776808
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How Do Electricity Shortages Affect Industry? Evidence from India
Allcott, Hunt - 2014
We estimate the effects of electricity shortages on Indian manufacturers, instrumenting with supply shifts from hydroelectric power availability. We estimate that India's average reported level of shortages reduces the average plant's revenues and producer surplus by five to ten percent, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056860
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Does Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
Che, Yi; Lu, Yi; Pierce, Justin R.; Schott, Peter K.; … - 2021
subject to greater competition from China via a change in U.S. trade policy exhibit relative increases in turnout, the share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013248423