The Persistence of Trade Policy in China After WTO Accession

摘要: Abstract Import tariffs have fallen steeply worldwide over the last several decades, but has trade policy persisted through a rise in use of other instruments? I study this question context China's 2001 accession to World Trade Organization, using panel data on Chinese export policies. find that after its entry into WTO, distribution restrictions across industries increasingly resembles inverse pre-WTO import tariff schedule. The evidence suggests increases are likely partly restored policy.