A Riches To Rags Story

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A Riches To Rags Story

• Determinants of Legislator Voting on Textile and
  Apparel Trade Legislation

Jan M. Hathcote Nipoli Kamdar Kathleen Rees Jorge
G. Gonzalez
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Recent U.S. Textile and Apparel Legislation

• Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985
• Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
• Textile, Apparel Footwear Act of 1990
• North American Free Trade Agreement (1993)
• Trade and Development Act of 2000 (AGOA)

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Public Choice Model
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Independent Variables

• Campaign contributions
• Labor PAC / total campaign expenditures
• Ideology
• Chamber of commerce rating
• Constituents interests
• Household income
• Textile and apparel / GSP
• Blue collar employment / total employment
• Manufacturing employment / total employment

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Table 1. Results of Probit Analysis of all
Textile Bills
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Table 2. Results of Probit Analysis of
Textile-Specific Bills
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Table 3. Results of Probit Analysis of General
Trade Bills
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Table 2. Results of Probit Analysis of
Textile-Specific Bills
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Table 2. Results of Probit Analysis of
Textile-Specific Bills Table 3. Results of
Probit Analysis of General Trade Bills
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Table 2. Results of Probit Analysis of
Textile-Specific Bills Table 3. Results of
Probit Analysis of General Trade Bills
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Table 2. Results of Probit Analysis of
Textile-Specific Bills Table 3. Results of
Probit Analysis of General Trade Bills
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Table 2. Results of Probit Analysis of
Textile-Specific Bills Table 3. Results of
Probit Analysis of General Trade Bills
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Conclusions

• Public choice model works well
• All variables work as expected
• More room for shirking on general bills
• Work ahead contributions and ideology
  endogeneity

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A Riches To Rags Story

• Determinants of Legislator Voting on Textile and
  Apparel Trade Legislation

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