The end of the multi-fibre arrangement and its implication for trade and employment

Christoph Ernst; Alfons Hernández Ferrer; Daan Zult

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The end of the multi-fibre arrangement and its implication for trade and employment

Christoph Ernst, Alfons Hernández Ferrer and Daan Zult

Employment strategy papers, 2005/16, ILO

2005

Abstract

trade agreement

terms of trade

textile industry

trend

role of developed countries

export volume

economic implication

employment

developing countries

Describes the evolution of trade and employment in textile and clothing exporting countries around the world, with particular reference to the consequences of the phasing-out of the Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) by 2005. Presents a gravity model approach to forecast trade shifts during the period 1995-2004.

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Title: The end of the multi-fibre arrangement and its implication for trade and employment
Creators: Christoph Ernst (Author)
Alfons Hernández Ferrer (Author)
Daan Zult (Author)
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Employment Strategy Department. Employment Analysis and Research Unit
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2005
Series: Employment strategy papers; 2005/16
Number of pages: 57 p. :
ISSN: 1811-1319
Language: English
Asset Type: research paper
Record Identifier: 995372291802676