This paper investigates how rules of origin influence firm-level export behavior. Rules of origin specify the minimum amount of local content required for a product to qualify for reduced tariffs under a preferential trade agreement. Rules of origin undermine exporting firms' access to...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the participation in the global textile and apparel value chain with special attention, first, to the case of three dynamic and interrelated economies (Mexico, the United States, and China); and second, to a general approach to a larger sample of countries...