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 …

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

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

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

marketoriented commercial policies in the late 1970s drove trade-led growth in the giants, the PRC’s reforms were swifter and more … comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asia’s developing economies. India has attempted to develop more effective … commercial policies since 1991, especially to attract FDI and liberalize imports. Therefore, one might expect the gap in trade …

switch to marketoriented commercial policies in the late 1970s drove trade-led growth in the giants, the PRC's reforms were … rate, and concluded more comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs) with Asia's developing economies. India has attempted …, one might expect the gap in trade performance between the PRC and India to narrow over time. However, both giants face an …