A Global Perspective on Effectiveness of Aid for Trade

Berrittella, Maria ; Zhang, Jian

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE;    ADJUSTMENT COSTS;    AGRICULTURE;    ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY;    BENCHMARK;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-6126
RP-ID  :  WPS6126

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Recent global initiatives on debt reliefand development assistance call for increasing aid for tradeto the poorest countries. The paper applies a multi-countrycomputable general equilibrium model to measure theeffectiveness of alternative aid for trade categories. Thefindings show that aid for trade policies expand trade andalleviate international income inequalities in the recipientcountries, that will benefit mainly from aid for tradeadjustment and technical assistance.