Duration of the Membership in the World Trade Organization and Aid for Trade Flows

In examining the effect of membership in World Trade Organization (WTO) on amounts Aid for (AfT) that accrue to developing countries, Lee et al. (2015) (The Economy, 38, 2015 and 1462) have found country members received higher AfT flows than non-WTO members. The present paper deepens analysis by investigating duration WTO recipient countries. captures both time spent a organization. main argument this is matters more mere degree liberalization countries’ trade regimes their participation international trade, latter being critical determinant supplied donors. This has relied panel dataset 136 countries over period from 2002 2019, two-step generalized method moments estimator. It established receive as increases, these resource inflows increase further liberalize regime participate trade. Additionally, total depends donor-countries’ commercial self-interest including latter’s economic growth performance endowment natural resources.