Effect of multilateral trade liberalization on export performance in developing countries: Does aid for trade matter?

摘要: The purpose of this study is to examine empirically whether the impact multilateral trade liberalization on export performance and convergence in developing countries depends amount Aid for Trade (AfT) flows that accrue these countries. Export measured by goods services gross domestic product ratio, whereas refers process whereby a country’s catches up with world’s average performance.,The analysis has used an unbalanced panel data set covering sample 97 countries, over period 2002 2015. two-step system generalized methods moments been address question empirically.,Empirical results show generates higher only when it accompanied AfT view helping enhance their capacity reap opportunities offered international market.,These findings indicate greater access market not sufficient promote countries’ performance. Such promotion could materialize if (to trade). therefore current context escalation tensions would likely result lower degree liberalization, eventually recipient-countries, ultimately hamper An avenue future research be perform same available longer time period. Future studies matter also investigate obtained apply components performance, including example manufactured exports non-manufactured exports.,Many papers related effectiveness have looked at effect inflows recipient-countries’ However, little attention paid particularly depend amounts help them develop capacity. To best our knowledge, no previous paper addressed issue.