Edwards (2012) pointed out that MFA on textile and clothing, which came into effect to put quotas in 1974 on yarn, fabric, made-ups and clothing, were started to be phased out through negotiations held under the Uruguay Round in 1994, through the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). Eventually all quotas were done away with in 2005 (with restrictions phased-out, starting with 1995, 1998, 2002, and 2005 (Gopalan and Shanmugam (2010)), giving in turn, unrestricted access to developing exporters of developed markets.
Historically, studies that empirically tested trade theories, did that at the sectoral level; for example, studies by Bowen and Sviekauskaus (1992), and Leamer and Levisohn (1995). In this regard, Melitz (2003) pointed towards a lack of research impetus towards understanding implications of trade policy related shocks on firms within industries. The same remains true for developing countries like Pakistan; especially when there is a lot of potential for it to gain in an environment of quota elimination (Ernst et al. (2005)).
With the availability of data at the firm level, studies, for example by Aitken et al. (1997), Clerides et al. (1998), and Bernard and Jensen (1999) shifted the focus to industry level, to investigate likely heterogeneity in firm efficiencies, along with exploring the link between exporting and performance of firms.
This recent research, Bleaney and Wakelin (1999) indicated, pointed towards fixed costs associated with exporting, which presented itself as a deterrent for firms (as they ate into prospective profits; a result also shared by Bernard and Jensen (2004), which focused on US plants in the manufacturing sector). This is assumed to be the case since entering exports market entails f...
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