Does “infant industry” preferential access durably boost exports? Using country-product-year data for 1992–2017 and triple-differences regressions, we show that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) enhanced apparel exports of African countries on average. But the impact leveled off after the Multi-Fiber Arrangement unleashed competition from Asian countries. Furthermore, the positive average impact masks regional heterogeneity: East Africa’s...
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2019/02/19
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS8753
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2019/02/19
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Disclosed
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Are Trade Preferences a Panacea ? The Export Impact of the African Growth
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advantage of economies of scale