Berg, Andrew; Krueger, Anne O. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
of openness on poverty in two components: the effect of openness on average income growth, and the effect on distribution … for a given growth rate. Evidence from a variety of sources (cross-country and panel growth regressions, industry and firm …-level research, and case studies) supports the view that trade openness contributes greatly to growth. Moreover, trade openness does …