Is the WTO mystery really solved?

Jayjit Roy

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 113, issue 2, 127-130

Abstract: The WTO’s impact on bilateral trade remains puzzling due, in part, to previous studies’ failure to simultaneously address three issues: inclusion of zero trade, proper controls for multilateral resistance, and proper membership definition. Addressing all fails to suggest a positive effect.

Keywords: World Trade Organization; Gravity model; Three issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.06.010

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