Arbeitspapier

On the heterogenous trade and welfare effects of GATT/WTO membership

We quantify the partial and general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO membership on trade and welfare. Using an extensive database covering manufacturing trade for 186 countries over the period 1980-2016, we find that the average impact of GATT/WTO membership on trade among member counties is large, positive, and significant. We contribute to the literature by estimating country-specific estimates and find them to vary widely across the countries in our sample with poorer members benefitting more. Using these estimates, we simulate the general equilibrium effects of GATT/WTO on welfare, which are sizable and heterogeneous across members, and relatively small for non-member countries. We show that countries not experiencing positive trade effects from joining GATT/WTO can still gain in terms of welfare, due to lower import prices and higher export demand.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: FIW Working Paper ; No. 195

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
Empirical Studies of Trade
Thema
GATT
WTO
Heterogenous Policy Effects
Welfare

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Felbermayr, Gabriel
Larch, Mario
Yalçin, Erdal
Yotov, Yoto
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
FIW - Research Centre International Economics
(wo)
Vienna
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Felbermayr, Gabriel
  • Larch, Mario
  • Yalçin, Erdal
  • Yotov, Yoto
  • FIW - Research Centre International Economics

Entstanden

  • 2022

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