Transport-lecture7-China.pptVIP

Economics145,Lecture7:China’sEntrytotheWTO:AViewfromtheAutoIndustry“FromImportSubstitutiontoWTOAccession:Gov’tInterventionintheChineseAutomobileMarket”RobertFeenstra,DanSperlingLeeBranstetter,EricHarwitWenHai,July5,2001WTOChangesfortheAutoIndustryImportTariffs•Current:80-100%onpassengercars;aslowas9%onsomeothervehicles•WTO:Reducedto25%forpassengercarsby2006Distribution•Current:Carmanufac...