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Effect of the Membership in the World Trade Organization on Income Inequality

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This note investigates empirically the effect of membership in the GATT/WTO on trade policy and income inequality in developing countries. The analysis has shown that GATT/WTO membership is associated with trade policy liberalization and lower income inequality, although the magnitudes of these effects vary across groups of countries.

Source: Australian Economic Papers

DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12400

Author: Sèna Kimm Gnangnon

Institution: World Bank

Language: English

Topic: Global trade and economics

Subfield: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: World Bank Group