Agostino, Mariarosaria; Trivieri, Francesco - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 17 (2014) 2, pp. 99-128
Since 1980 several developing countries have received World Bank structural loans, aimed at opening their economy to international trade. By estimating a gravity equation on a panel of 180 countries, observed from 1962 to 2010, we investigate whether the Bank's programs have affected the export...