Textile and Wearing Apparel Sector Liberalization - Consequences for the Bangladesh Economy

Markus Lips, Andrzej Tabeau, Frank van Tongeren, Nazneen Ahmed and Claudia Herok

No 331104, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC) and a worldwide tariff reduction on textiles and wearing apparels on Bangladesh. In both scenarios Bangladesh reduces its wearing apparel production and faces a welfare loss. The main reason is that Bangladesh has free access to its most important export market, the EU. Further trade liberalizations are therefore worsening the Bangladeshi position opposite to its competitors. The analysis stands on the general equilibrium model of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP).

Keywords: International Relations/Trade; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 2003
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