Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/192921 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
KOF Working Papers No. 435
Publisher: 
ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zurich
Abstract: 
While it is well understood that industrialized countries use aid to grant political favors, little research covers alternative channels such as trade policy towards developing countries. We analyze eligibility investigations and revoking of U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits to see whether political friends of the U.S. receive favorable treatment. While countries politically aligned with the U.S. are equally likely to be investigated, they are significantly less likely to have their benefits suspended.
Subjects: 
Development
Trade Policy
United Nations General Assembly
JEL: 
F13
F53
O19
O24
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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