Showing 1 - 10 of 8,377
We develop a new Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR) using data from the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. MATR is an empirical measure of how restrictive official government policy is towards the international flow of goods and services. MATR is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170594
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012546769
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001644315
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001782481
This paper presents a new measure of aggregate trade restrictions (MATR) using data from the International Monetary Fund's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. MATR is strongly correlated with existing measures of trade restrictiveness but is more comprehensive in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014316167
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003953814
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003529987
This paper analyzes China's experience under U.S. apparel and textile quotas. It makes use of a unique new database that tracks U.S. trading partners' performance under the quota regimes established by the global Multifiber Arrangement (1974 to 1995) and subsequent Agreement on Textiles and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759894