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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Main Authors:	Berrittella, Maria, Zhang, Jian
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ADJUSTMENT COSTS AGRICULTURE ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY BENCHMARK CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONSTANT ELASTICITY CONSTANT RETURNS CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMER DEMAND CROSS-COUNTRY PANEL CROSS-SECTION DATA DATA SET DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIMINISHING RETURNS DYNAMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC INDICATORS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIC WELFARE ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL APPROACHES EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENDOGENOUS GROWTH ENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODEL ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EQUILIBRIUM EQUIVALENT VARIATION EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNAL TRADE FACTOR MARKETS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION FOREIGN AID FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FULL EMPLOYMENT FUNCTIONAL FORM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITIES INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHOCKS INCOME TAX INCOME TRANSFER INEQUALITY INDEX INEQUALITY MEASURES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR FORCE LABOUR SUPPLY LAFFER CURVE LAND PRODUCTIVITY LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMICS MARKET ACCESS MARKET EQUILIBRIUM MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICE MEAN INCOME NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP OPEN ECONOMY OPEN MARKETS OPTIMIZING BEHAVIOR OUTPUT PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY DESIGN POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY INTERVENTION POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY VARIABLES POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR RATE OF RETURN REAL GDP REAL WAGE RELATIVE PRICES RENT SEEKING SAVINGS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS STATIC ANALYSIS SUPPLY CURVE SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TERMS OF TRADE TRADE BALANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DEFICIT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REFORMS TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UTILITY FUNCTION WELFARE EFFECTS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 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.

A Global Perspective on Effectiveness of Aid for Trade

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