The EU trade policy is an important contribution to overcome slow economic growth in the EU countries. Challenge this point of view.

Delescluse, Mico and Delescluse, Matthieu and Delescluse, Michal (2008): The EU trade policy is an important contribution to overcome slow economic growth in the EU countries. Challenge this point of view.

Abstract

As it has been suggested EU trade policy contribution to economic growth of MSs should be considered at best moderate if not negligible – on one hand due to still extensively applied extra-tariff measures such as anti-dumping proceedings and safety and health procedures, on the other hand because of lack of direct link between liberalisation of trade in industrial commodities and stimulation of growth. All this seems quite logical if one takes under consideration the fact that EU trade policy objectives are to less extent aimed at promotion of growth rather than at achieving social and political goals.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Subjects: P - Economic Systems > P0 - General; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity