The not-so-generalised effects of the Generalized System of Preferences
Emanuel Ornelas and Marcos Ritel
We use an empirical gravity equation to study how non-reciprocal trade preferences (NRTPs), enacted mainly through the Generalized System of Preferences, affect the exports of the beneficiary nations. In line with existing studies, the average trade effect stemming from non-reciprocal preferences is highly unstable across specifications. However, once we allow for heterogeneous effects, results become robust and economically important. Specifically, NRTPs have a strong effect on the exports of beneficiaries when they are members of the World Trade Organization and are very poor. Not-so-poor beneficiaries also expand foreign sales, but only if they are not WTO members. For all others, the average export effects of NRTPs are mute. ? 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
1 July 2020
World Economy 43(7) , pp.1809-1840, 2020
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/twec.12988
This Journal article is published under the centre's Trade programme.