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Title: Trade liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters

Author(s): Amit Khandelwal, Peter K. Schott and Shang-Jin Wei

Publication Date: December 2012

Keyword(s): China, misallocation, Multifibre Agreement and productivity

Programme Area(s): Development Economics and International Trade and Regional Economics

Abstract: If trade barriers are managed by inefficient institutions, trade liberalization can lead to greater-than-expected gains. We examine Chinese textile and clothing exports before and after the removal of externally imposed quotas. Both the surge in export volumes and the decline in prices after the quota removal are driven by net entry, implying that the pre-liberalization quota allocation is not based on firm productivity. Removing this misallocation accounts for a substantial share of the overall productivity gains associated with the quota removal.

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Khandelwal, A, Schott, P and Wei, S. 2012. 'Trade liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9246