Savchenko, YevgeniyaRobertson, RaymondLopez-Acevedo, Gladys2020-01-082020-01-082020The Journal of Development Studies0022-0388https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33144Using household and labor force surveys from Cambodia and Sri Lanka, we find large positive wage premiums and a closing of the male-female wage gap during the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) period, but smaller premiums and a widening wage gap after the end of the MFA. Our results suggest that apparel exports continued to benefit women in developing countries post-MFA but women – both in and out of the apparel industry – are susceptible to changes in global apparel prices.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOWAGE PREMIUMGENDER GAPWAGE GAPMULTI-FIBER ARRANGEMENTAPPAREL INDUSTRYJournal ArticleWorld Bank10.1596/33144