Does trade cause growth? A policy perspective

Several empirical papers have shown that international trade has a positive causal effect on a country's GDP or growth rate. A common conclusion from these results is that a free trade policy will increase a country's GDP. This comment does not dispute the empirical findings per se but questions this conclusion. An example is provided that shows that it is not obvious which policy recommendations can be supported by these empirical findings.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Wälde, Klaus
Publisher:	Dresden : Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Subject:	Außenwirtschaft \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Exportinduziertes Wachstum \| Freihandel \| Theorie \| Welt

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Series:	Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; 10/00
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	822168812 [GVK] hdl:10419/48115 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:tuddps:1000 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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