Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US
We study how Chinese textile and clothing firms adjusted the product structure of their exports to the US, as triggered by the termination of Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) quotas. We find that the removal of MFA quotas induced firms to expand their product scope while reducing the concentration on th...
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| description | We study how Chinese textile and clothing firms adjusted the product structure of their exports to the US, as triggered by the termination of Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) quotas. We find that the removal of MFA quotas induced firms to expand their product scope while reducing the concentration on their core product. These effects are strong for domestic and foreign privately-owned firms, but insignificant for state-owned firms. |
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| spelling | nottingham-329392020-05-04T17:54:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32939/ Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US Upward, Richard Wang, Zheng We study how Chinese textile and clothing firms adjusted the product structure of their exports to the US, as triggered by the termination of Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) quotas. We find that the removal of MFA quotas induced firms to expand their product scope while reducing the concentration on their core product. These effects are strong for domestic and foreign privately-owned firms, but insignificant for state-owned firms. Elsevier 2016-07-01 Article PeerReviewed Upward, Richard and Wang, Zheng (2016) Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US. Economics Letters, 144 . pp. 71-74. ISSN 0165-1765 Quota; MFA; Textile; Product scope; Product concentration http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165176516301355 doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.025 doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.025 |
| spellingShingle | Quota; MFA; Textile; Product scope; Product concentration Upward, Richard Wang, Zheng Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US |
| title | Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US |
| title_full | Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US |
| title_fullStr | Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US |
| title_short | Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from Chinese exports to the US |
| title_sort | quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: evidence from chinese exports to the us |
| topic | Quota; MFA; Textile; Product scope; Product concentration |
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