Implications for South Asian Countries (2007)
Sanjay Kathuria, Will Martin, Anjali Bhardwaj, World Bank
A review of the basic economics of the MFA highlights the importance of the discriminatory character of the arrangements. While exporting countries can gain from some quota rents, these gains have to...
Export quotas and policy constraints in the Indian textile and garment industries
Kathuria, Sanjay, Bhardwaj, Anjali
The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing will abolish all quota restrictions in trade in textiles and clothing by the year 2005. Dismantling the quota regime represents both an opportunity (for...
Implications for South Asian countries for abolishing the Multifibre Arrangement
Kathuria, Sanjay, Martin, Will, Bhardwaj, Anjali
The authors provide a simple introduction to the economics of the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) and use available empirical evidence to examine its impact on exports of garments and textiles, focusing...