Influence of International Trade on Economic Growth and Distribution in Developing Countries

With a Special Focus on Thailand

By (author) Tobias Bidlingmaier

Book cover: Influence of International Trade on Economic Growth and Distribution in Developing Countries

Extent: 157 pages

Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin

Subjects: Business & Economics

Series: Bochum Studies in International Development

Series volume number: 60

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(January 2010)

ISBN: 9783832526214

5.71 x 8.27 inches

Price: $53.00

In stock

The economies of developing countries today are highly integrated into world markets. Trade volumes in relation to the overall size of the economy are often much higher in developing countries than in industrial ones. The question that emerges from this trend is, “What impact does international trade have on economic growth and distribution in developing countries?” In order to answer this question the present study derives empirical testable hypotheses from theoretical models thereby bridging the existing gap between theory and empirical studies. A broad range of trade variables derived from a growth model incorporating features from the new growth theories suggest adeeperaY effects of trade on economic development that go beyond the standard “openness” correlations. Likewise, the simulation of a trade reform on goods and factor prices shows insightful results on welfare changes for various Thai household categories. The distributional impacts do not correspond with the simple dichotomy of the rich getting richer and the poor becoming poorer.

  • By (author) Tobias Bidlingmaier