Arbeitspapier

On the heterogeneous 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 countries 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: WIFO Working Papers ; No. 643

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

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Felbermayr, Gabriel
Larch, Mario
Yalçin, Erdal
Yotov, Yoto
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
(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
  • Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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