The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports
(2013)
Journal Article
Rotunno, L., Vézina, P. L., & Wang, Z. (2013). The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports. Journal of Development Economics, 105, 152-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.08.001
During the final years of the Multifiber Agreement (2001-2005) the US imposed quotas on Chinese apparel while it gave African apparel duty- and quota-free access. We argue that the combination of these policies led to a rapid but ephemeral rise of Af... Read More about The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports.