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The effects of changing U.S. MFN status for China

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The Effects of Changing U.S. MFN Status for China. — This paper focuses on the effects of the U.S. not renewing Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status for Chinese imports. An applied general equilibrium model is used to simulate the increase in tariffs from the column 1 (MFN) to the column 2 (non-MFN) duty level. Using 1992 data, the results show Chinese exports to the U.S. drop by approximately $11 billion, or over 50 percent. The U.S. and China both experience a decline in real income. While these results suggest MFN withdrawal would have a larger detrimental effect on the Chinese economy than on the U.S. economy, the estimates do not include Chinese retaliation.

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Die Bedeutung der Mehrbegünstigung durch die USA für China. — Die Verfasser konzentrieren sich auf die Wirkungen einer Nicht-Erneuerung des Meistbegünstigungsstatus für Importe aus China. Sie benutzen ein allgemeines Gleichgewichtsmodell, um die Erhöhung der Tarife von Spalte 1 (Meistbegünstigung) nach Spalte 2 (ohne Meistbegünstigung) der Zollskala zu simulieren. Bei Verwendung von Daten aus dem Jahre 1992 ergibt sich, daß die chinesischen Exporte in die Vereinigten Staaten um ungefähr 11 Mrd. US-$, d.h. um mehr als 50 vH fallen. Sowohl die USA als auch China erleiden Einbußen im Realeinkommen. Zwar zeigen die Simulationen, daß der Entzug der Meistbegünstigung für die chinesische Volkswirtschaft größere Nachteile hätte als für die amerikanische Volkswirtschaft, aber die Schätzungen berücksichtigen nicht chinesische Gegenmaßnahmen.

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Arce, H.M., Taylor, C.T. The effects of changing U.S. MFN status for China. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 133, 737–753 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02707410

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