The number of national export promotion agencies (EPAs) has tripled over the last two decades. While more countries … made them part of their national export strategy, studies criticized their efficiency in developing countries (Hogan … each $1 of export promotion, we estimate a $300 increase in exports for the median EPA. However, there is heterogeneity …

This paper reviews key recent literature on the effects of trade liberalisation on poverty in developing countries and … effects on poor households, depending, inter alia, on what trade policies are liberalised and how the household earns its … living. Working in the export predicts gains and in the import-competing sector losses, a finding that is re-inforced by …

start with the relation between development and rural-urban migration. Moving beyond the coarse rural-urban distinction, we … with development. As we discuss, these spatial dynamics often mask important differences across sectors. We then turn our … development, we draw on empirical evidence from both the historical evolution of today's developed economies and comparisons …

late 1980s, just after Hudec published his book, a major shift occurred in the trade policies of many developing countries … global trade regime are discussed. As a result of both policy and technological changes, some of which could not have been … foreseen by Hudec, trade-related policy priorities for developing countries today are different from those that are the primary …

such disparities are increasing, partly as a consequence of the uneven impact of trade openness and globalization. While …The UNU-WIDER project on 'Spatial Disparities in Human Development' has collected and analyzed evidence on the extent …

barriers to trade. But a backlash against this view now suggests that trade policies have little or no impact on growth. If …" (Easterly 2005, Rodrik 2006). However, the empirical basis for judging recent trade reforms is weak. Econometrics are mostly ad … hoc; results are typically not judged against models; trade policies are poorly measured (or not measured at all, as when …

Poor countries are rarely challenged in formal WTO trade disputes for failing to live up to commitments, reducing the … benefits of their participation in international trade agreements. This paper examines the political-economic causes of the … function of the WTO is important to make trade agreements more relevant to trade constituencies in developing countries. While …