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18 J. Int'l Trade L. & Pol'y 2 (2019)

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JITLP               Do EU and US GSPs matter for the
18,1

                            cotton and textiles products

                                     exports of Pakistan?

2                                                     Rabia   Majeed
                             Department   of Economics, Abdul   Wali Khan  University Mardan,
Received 30 September 2018                           Mardan,  Pakistan
Revised 25 December 2018
4January 2019                                        Zahoor   Ul  Hao
8January 2019                                                         q
Accepted 9 January 2019  Department of Economics, Pakhtunkhwa Economic Policy Research Institute (PEPRI),
                                  Abdul  Wali Khan  University Mardan,  Mardan,  Pakistan

                                                   Muhammad Ishaq
                               Pakistan Agricultural  Research  Council, Islamabad, Pakistan

                                                       Javed   Iqbal
                             Department   of Economics, Abdul   Wali Khan  University Mardan,
                                                  Mardan,   Pakistan, and

                                                        Zia  Ullah
                                  Department   of Hospitality and Tourism  Management,
                                  Abdul Wali Khan   University Mardan,  Mardan,   Pakistan



                    Abstract
                    Purpose - This study aims to estimate and compare the effect of EU and US GSP schemes on the cotton and
                    textile sectors of Pakistan.
                    Design/methodology/approach   - The analysis used data from 2003 to 2014 for all the 14 categories of
                    cotton and textile products at two-digit using HS commodity classification. Effects of the EU and US GSPs are
                    estimated using a gravity trade model.
                    Findings - Both the concessions are statistically significant determinants of wadding and nonwoven
                    special yarn, articles of apparel-knitted, articles of apparel-not-knitted and made-up textiles sectors. In
                    the rest of the sectors, the results are a mix. Among these, EU GSP is a statistically significant
                    determinant of wool and animal hair and manmade filaments yarn exports, while the US GSP is
                    important for the exports of cotton yarn and woven fabrics, manmade staple fibers, carpets,
                    impregnated fiber and knitted or crocheted fabrics.
                    Originality/value - The research contributes in two major ways. First, it estimates the effects of EU and
                    US GSPs on the textile sector of Pakistan while controlling for the effect of tariffs. Second, the study tests joint
                    hypotheses about the role of EU and US GSPs in the cotton and textile products exports of Pakistan.
                    Keywords   Generalized system of preferences, Cotton and textile products,
                    Preferential trade agreements
                    Paper type Research paper

Journal of International Trade
Law and Policy
Vol 18 No 1, 2019
pp. 2-18
©EmeraldPubishngLimited The article is based on the MS dissertation titled The effect of GSP Plus on textile exports of
1477.0024
DoI 101O&FsILP-Lp1&~O Pakistan, Department of Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP Pakistan, 2015.

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