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for textiles trade. The benefits from freer trade in textiles and clothing shed light on other sectors that are still … higher country concentration of exporters. We also find the effects of the MFA on clothing trade were more significant than …
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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 …
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International trade in apparel and textiles is regulated by a system of bilateral tariffs and quotas known as the …
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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...
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erosion due to MFN reductions in US clothing tariffs could similarly have particularly severe adverse effects on these … the African Growth and Opportunities Act with a rapid increase in their clothing exports to the US. But this performance …The MFA (Multi-fiber Arrangement) quotas on US imports of textiles created a favorable environment for low value …
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(1974 to 1995) and subsequent Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (1995 to 2005). We find that China was relatively more …
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For two decades, the consensus explanation of the British Industrial Revolution has placed technological change and the supply side at center stage, affording little or no role for demand or overseas trade. Recently, alternative explanations have placed an emphasis on the importance of trade...
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India was a major player in the world export market for textiles in the early 18th century, but by the middle of the 19 …
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A large literature following Ruhm (2000) suggests that mortality falls during recessions and rises during booms. The panel-data approach used to generate these results assumes that either there is no substantial migration response to temporary changes in local economic conditions, or that any...
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Previous studies document the potential links between early-life insults and life-cycle outcomes. However, fewer studies examine the effects of local labor market shocks during early-life on old-age male mortality. This article empirically investigates this link using a large-scale...
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