DP3764 Which International Institutions Promote International Trade?
Author(s): | Andrew K Rose |
Publication Date: | January 2003 |
Keyword(s): | bilateral, emprircal, GATT, gravity, IMF, OECD, OEEC, panel, WTO |
JEL(s): | F13, F15 |
Programme Areas: | International Trade and Regional Economics |
Link to this Page: | cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3764 |
This Paper estimates the effect on international trade of three multilateral organizations intended to increase trade: 1) the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); 2) the International Monetary Fund (IMF); and 3) the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). I use a standard ?gravity? model of bilateral merchandise trade and a large panel data set covering over 50 years and 175 countries. My results indicate that OECD membership (but neither GATT/WTO nor IMF membership) has had a consistently large positive effect on trade.