trade with foreigners is detrimental for growth. We find that Taxes on international trade seems to drive this result …

According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries’ growth would benefit from reductions in barriers to trade …. However, the empirical basis for judging trade reforms is weak. Econometrics are mostly ad hoc; results are typically not … employing treatment-and-control analysis. We find that a specific treatment, liberalizing tariffs on imported capital and …

This study examines the impact of fiscal, monetary and trade policies on Nigerian economic growth from 1985 to 2020 … long-run result shows that fiscal policies stimulate economic growth, while on the contrary, trade policies deter Nigerian … impels growth of the economy while money supply deters growth of Nigeria's economy; lastly, the trade policies maintain her …

Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) Database. Using a qualitative analytical approach and the WITS model, the findings of the … exports, which will consequently affect economic growth and trade. Based on this findings, it is recommended that the volume …

The authors study how the effect of trade openness on economic growth depends on complementary reforms that help a … gains after trade liberalization depend on the degree of labor market flexibility. In that model, trade protection may … ameliorate the problem of underemployment (and underproduction) in sectors affected by labor market distortions. Hence, trade …

adjustments in industry location patterns. The locations of production and innovation are determined based on trade barriers and … industrial share of the country where the policy is implemented. In addition, examining the welfare effects of tariffs, we find … that policy trade-offs may generate positive optimal tariff rates. …

The study reveals that there is a relationship between foreign direct investments, trade, and growth rate of per capita … do not show any auto-correlation. The trade and foreign investment variables have a significant impact on the growth rate … of GDP per capita. Because FDI and trade are two important components of economic growth in Bangladesh, it is important …

and government consumption, trade openness, population growth and government debt) in Greece, where imbalances persist … and government consumption and trade openness affect positively growth. On the other hand, there is a negative long …

from 1990 to 2014. Empirical results were insignificant to explain the long-run relationship between South Africa’s trade …, direct foreign investment and growth with the BRIC countries. The short-run trade effect was little to instil any significant … effect on South Africa’s growth. BRICS trade does not Granger Cause growth in South Africa. Trade and investment policy …

This article shows how institutional quality can affect the relationship between trade and growth. Our model looks at … tariffs reduce economic growth and the government faces a tradeoff: It can either (i) raise tariffs, collect greater rents …, and increase stability; or (ii) it can reduce tariffs and increase long-run growth and instability. When the quality of a …