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Main author:	Jinjarak, Yothin
Other authors:	Salinas, Gonzalo Tsikata, Yvonne M.
Format:	Journal Article
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id	eprints-15928
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institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	This paper studies the association between trade reform, growth, and trade adjustment assistance, in a sample of developing countries that underwent trade reforms during 1987-2004. Our analysis explicitly differentiates between a group of countries that received trade-adjustment loans from the World Bank, and a non-recipient group. The results suggest that trade adjustment assistance is positively associated with economic growth after trade reform in a medium- to long-run. Comparing to a pre-reform period and to the non-recipient group, the recipient countries registered 0.2 percent higher growth of real GDP/capita, 5.0 percent higher import growth, and 2.5 percent higher export growth during a period of three to five years after trade reform.
format	Journal Article
author	Jinjarak, Yothin
author_facet	Jinjarak, Yothin Salinas, Gonzalo Tsikata, Yvonne M.
authorStr	Jinjarak, Yothin
author_letter	Jinjarak, Yothin
author2	Salinas, Gonzalo Tsikata, Yvonne M.
author2Str	Salinas, Gonzalo Tsikata, Yvonne M.
title	The Effect of World Bank Trade Adjustment Assistance on Trade and Growth: 1987-2004, Is the Glass Half Full of Half Empty?
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2013
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15928/