Trade liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters

Shang-Jin Wei, Peter Schott and ,
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Amit Khandelwal

No 9246, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

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.

Keywords: China; Misallocation; Multifibre agreement; Productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-12
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Journal Article: Trade Liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters (2013)
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