Export enhancement, WTO rules and financial crises

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

International Journal of Business and Social Science

Publication Date

4-1-2011

Volume

2

Issue

6

First Page

62

Last Page

71

Publisher

Centre for Promoting Ideas

Keywords

Financial Crisis, export assistance, WTO, China

Abstract

This paper reassesses the current WTO rules on export assistances in light of the global financial crisis. Our empirical analysis shows that export enhancing measures had positive effects on household consumption, implying that such measures were necessary to prevent the domestic economy from falling into deeper recession wrought by the financial crisis. The domestic economy is in a dilemma during a financial crisis because, on the one hand, it must rescue the economy, but on the other, it must not hurt the other exporters. In view of this polemic, this paper points out that the current law is inadequate in that it fails to take into account important and highly relevant economic issues pertaining to the current global financial crisis.

Print ISSN

22191933

E-ISSN

22196021

Publisher Statement

Copyright © Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA

Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Voon, J. P., & Voon, J. K. (2011). Export enhancement, WTO rules and financial crises. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2(6), 62-71.

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