China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?

Is there evidence from China's pre-WTO accession period that newly imposed U.S. or EU import restrictions deflect Chinese exports to third markets? We examine this question by drawing on a newly constructed data set of U.S. and EU product-level import restrictions on Chinese trade imposed betwe...

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Main Authors: Bown, Chad P., Crowley, Meredith A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5441
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spelling okr-10986-54412021-04-23T14:02:22Z China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System? Bown, Chad P. Crowley, Meredith A. Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130 Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid P330 Is there evidence from China's pre-WTO accession period that newly imposed U.S. or EU import restrictions deflect Chinese exports to third markets? We examine this question by drawing on a newly constructed data set of U.S. and EU product-level import restrictions on Chinese trade imposed between 1992 and 2001, and we estimate their impact on Chinese exports to alternative markets. We find no systematic evidence that the import restrictions imposed during this period resulted in Chinese exports surging to third markets. To the contrary, there is weak evidence of a chilling effect on China's exports to third markets. 2012-03-30T07:32:50Z 2012-03-30T07:32:50Z 2010 Journal Article Canadian Journal of Economics 00084085 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5441 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article China
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International Trade Organizations F130
Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid P330
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International Trade Organizations F130
Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid P330
Bown, Chad P.
Crowley, Meredith A.
China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?
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description Is there evidence from China's pre-WTO accession period that newly imposed U.S. or EU import restrictions deflect Chinese exports to third markets? We examine this question by drawing on a newly constructed data set of U.S. and EU product-level import restrictions on Chinese trade imposed between 1992 and 2001, and we estimate their impact on Chinese exports to alternative markets. We find no systematic evidence that the import restrictions imposed during this period resulted in Chinese exports surging to third markets. To the contrary, there is weak evidence of a chilling effect on China's exports to third markets.
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author Bown, Chad P.
Crowley, Meredith A.
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Crowley, Meredith A.
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title China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?
title_short China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?
title_full China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?
title_fullStr China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?
title_full_unstemmed China's Export Growth and the China Safeguard : Threats to the World Trading System?
title_sort china's export growth and the china safeguard : threats to the world trading system?
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