Does "infant industry" preferential access durably boost export performance? This paper exploits significant trade … and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2001 is used to assess whether preferential access boosts exports of eligible products in … expansion in apparel exports survived the erosion of preferences. To find a causal impact of these changes on exports to the …

Does "infant industry" preferential access durably boost export performance? This paper exploits significant trade … whether preferential access boosts exports of eligible products in general and apparel specifically. The end of the Multi …-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) in 2005 is used to assess whether apparel export expansions survived the erosion of preferences. To find a …