The value of making commitments externally: Evidence from WTO accessions

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 216-229

  Tang, Man Keung ^a   Wei, Shang Jin ^b,c,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic reforms; Growth; Trade

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; GATT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67349219404     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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