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The trade restrictiveness of the Multi-Fibre Agreement

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This study uses the trade restrictiveness index (TRI) of Anderson and Neary (1990) to evaluate U.S. policy toward seven major exporters of textiles and apparel under the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA). The period covered is 1982–88. The MFA controls the shipment of most textile and apparel items to the United States through a system of bilaterally negotiated export quotas that allow for annual growth. The arrangement itself was renegotiated in 1986, with an expansion in the number of items cov...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/wber/8.2.171

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Boston College
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Economics
Research group:
Industrial Economics
Oxford college:
Merton College
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
World Bank Economic Review Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
2
Pages:
171-189
Publication date:
1994-05-01
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EISSN:
1564-698X
ISSN:
0258-6770
Language:
English
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2008-07-04

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