Using the WTO Accession to Assess the Link Between Trade and Growth
(2012) NEKH01 20121Department of Economics
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The debate on the relationship between trade and growth is ongoing and the question is if the GATT/WTO contributes to higher trade flows. In this paper, the modern literature relating to trade and growth will be reviewed, as well as the modern literature on the GATT/WTO and trade. Then, I examine how growth has been affected by the GATT/WTO by looking at growth for member countries for a few years prior to joining and then comparing this with growth a few years after joining the organisation. To summarize my findings, joining the GATT/WTO seems to be associated with an increase in economic growth.
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- author
- Ekman, Marie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKH01 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- trade, growth, the GATT/WTO
- language
- English
- id
- 2607699
- date added to LUP
- 2012-06-15 12:59:40
- date last changed
- 2012-06-15 12:59:40
@misc{2607699, abstract = {{The debate on the relationship between trade and growth is ongoing and the question is if the GATT/WTO contributes to higher trade flows. In this paper, the modern literature relating to trade and growth will be reviewed, as well as the modern literature on the GATT/WTO and trade. Then, I examine how growth has been affected by the GATT/WTO by looking at growth for member countries for a few years prior to joining and then comparing this with growth a few years after joining the organisation. To summarize my findings, joining the GATT/WTO seems to be associated with an increase in economic growth.}}, author = {{Ekman, Marie}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Using the WTO Accession to Assess the Link Between Trade and Growth}}, year = {{2012}}, }