A Global Perspective on Effectiveness of Aid for Trade

Recent global initiatives on debt relief and development assistance call for increasing aid for trade to the poorest countries. The paper applies a multi-country computable general equilibrium model to measure the effectiveness of alternative aid f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Berrittella, Maria, Zhang, Jian
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16491773/global-perspective-effectiveness-aid-trade-global-perspective-effectiveness-aid-trade
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11952
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Summary:Recent global initiatives on debt relief and development assistance call for increasing aid for trade to the poorest countries. The paper applies a multi-country computable general equilibrium model to measure the effectiveness of alternative aid for trade categories. The findings show that aid for trade policies expand trade and alleviate international income inequalities in the recipient countries, that will benefit mainly from aid for trade adjustment and technical assistance.