Abstract This paper has investigated empirically the effect of the membership in the GATT/WTO on trade policy and income inequality. The analysis has revealed that the GATT/WTO membership has been associated with trade policy liberalization and lower income inequality, although the magnitudes of these effects vary across groups of countries. JEL Classification: F13; F14; O15.
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