The Impact of AFT on Export Performance of Selected Asian Developing Countries

Mohammad Mowlaei

Asian Development Policy Review, 2017, vol. 5, issue 4, 253-261

Abstract: By liberalizing trade and capitalizing on areas of comparatives advantages, the developing countries can benefit economically. There are a lot of obstacles which constraints the ability of countries to engage in international trade. Aid-for-Trade (AFT) is a part of overall Official Development Assistance (ODA)-which helps developing countries to build their trade in global markets. This paper employs System-GMM technique to examine whether AFT helps Asian aid-receiving countries to improve their export performance over the period 2000-2015. The results show a positive and significant effect of AFT in multiple measures of export performance. However, the aids should be targeted and avoid any misusing.

Keywords: Aid-for-trade; Asian countries; Bilateral AFT; Developing countries; Exports; SYS-GMM. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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