Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271320 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] KDI Journal of Economic Policy [ISSN:] 2586-4130 [Volume:] 45 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 33-68
Publisher: 
Korea Development Institute (KDI), Sejong
Abstract: 
The present article investigates empirically whether non-reciprocal trade preferences (NRTPs) offered by QUAD countries (Canada, the European Union, Japan, and the United States) to developing countries have helped to promote economic growth in the beneficiary countries. Two main blocks of NRTPs are considered here: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programs and other trade preferences programs. The analysis used a set of 90 beneficiary countries of NRTPs that are concurrently recipients of development aid over the period of 2002-2018. Using the two-step system generalized method of moments, the analysis indicated that while a higher degree of utilization of each of these two blocks of NRTPs has been associated with a high economic growth rate, development aid enhances this positive effect. This highlights the need for donors to support a development strategy based on the provision of both development aid and NRTPs if they are to help beneficiary countries to promote economic growth. Finally, when the positive economic growth effect of the utilization of NRTPs is higher, the result is a greater country's share of exports (under preferential tariffs) to QUAD countries out of their total merchandise exports.
Subjects: 
Utilization of Non-reciprocal Trade Preferences
Economic Growth
QUAD Countries
Developing Countries
JEL: 
F13
F43
F35
O10
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Document Type: 
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