Economic Impacts of the Phase-Out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

Przemyslaw Kowalskii ; Margit Molnari iOECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: vertical differentiation;    Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC);    quotas;    Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA);    price competition;    clothing;    quality competition;    trade;    adjustment;    horizontal differentiation;    textiles;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/220185234525

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

This paper discusses the economic impacts of the phase-out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), which was provided for under the 1994 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). It presents an overview of the integration process of textile and clothing products into the GATT, takes stock of the most recent changes in the global textile and clothing (T&C) markets, and analyses some major economic impacts and strategies adopted by producers in OECD and non-OECD countries to survive in the post-MFA global competitive arena.