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| Author: | Scheerlinck, I. Hens, L. S'Jegers, R. |
| Title: | Free trade or protection? Belgian textile and clothing firms' trade preferences |
| Journal: | Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv
1996 : VOL. 132:4, p. 723-739 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMICS FREE TRADE BELGIUM |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The textile and clothing industries have a long history of negotiations on special international trade regulations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the position of Belgian textile and clothing firms on trade policy: do they favour protection or trade liberalization? Observations on textile and clothing firms' positions were collected in an industry-wide survey. The authors test the hypothesis that textile and clothing firms take a more liberal position on trade policy issues when: they face less international competition, have foreign establishments , are more differentiated. |
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