The empirics of trade and growth: where are the policy recommendations?

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Series Details No.204, May 2004
Publication Date May 2004
ISBN 92-894-5969-7
ISSN 1016-8060
EC KC-AI-04-204-EN-C
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Existing literature repeatedly documented a strong correlation between trade and growth. It has also shown a causal effect of imports (though not necessarily exports) on growth in simultaneous equation models but to a lesser extent in Granger-causality tests. Export and import taxes have sometimes been found to negatively affect growth.

Drawing policy conclusions from these general findings for a particular country is difficult not only because of the contradictory results but also because of potential second best world effects and the implied endogeneity of trade policy. Policy recommendations for a specific country require a careful analysis of market and institutional arrangements and can not be based on the existing cross-country literature.
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