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Liberalizing Quotas on Textiles and Clothing: Has the ATC Actually Worked?

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  • Francois, Joseph F.
  • Spinanger, Dean

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We explore the evolution of market access conditions in the textile and clothing sectors (T&C). Working with bilateral trade data on textile and clothing trade, underlying tariffs, and the coverage of quotas under the WTO’s Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) we first develop a non-linear least squares estimation framework for calculating the tax equivalent of ATC quota restrictions on bilateral trade. We also compare these non-tariff barrier estimates to earlier estimates for the years since the inception of the ATC, to gauge the extent to which the ATC has actually led to quota liberalization.

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  • Francois, Joseph F. & Spinanger, Dean, 2004. "Liberalizing Quotas on Textiles and Clothing: Has the ATC Actually Worked?," Conference papers 331309, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:pugtwp:331309
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    1. Dirk De Bièvre & Emile van Ommeren, 2021. "Multilateralism, Bilateralism and Institutional Choice: The Political Economy of Regime Complexes in International Trade Policy," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 12(S4), pages 14-24, May.
    2. Suwen Pan & Mark Welch & Samarendu Mohanty & Xiurong He, 2007. "Distortions of Sino‐US and Sino‐EU Safeguard Agreements: Effects on World Textile Markets," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 15(4), pages 78-88, July.

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    International Relations/Trade; Agricultural and Food Policy;

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    • F0 - International Economics - - General
    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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