International trade and income convergence: Meta-analysis

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024

Authors

Damasio, S (Author) Other; Óscar Afonso (Author) FEP; Neves, Pedro Cunha (Author) FEP; Sochirca, E (Author) Other

Journal

Title: World Economy

Vol. 47 No. 9

Pages: 3998-4018

ISSN: 0378-5920

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-011-92H

DOI: 10.1111/twec.13615

Abstract (EN): We develop a meta-analysis of the empirical literature that estimates the impact of international trade on income convergence between countries. We find that, on average, trade tends to generate inter-country income convergence. Especially in more recent years, we identified a preference for publishing and citing studies that report a stronger effect of trade on convergence. We also find that the effect of trade on income convergence is sensitive to the characteristics of the countries included in the sample, data structure, and estimation techniques.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 21