abstract: 'This paper compiles a systematic review of research papers that identify

  the effect of international trade and trade liberalization policies on

  socio-economic targets linked to the sustainable development goals

  (SDGs). A comprehensive overview of the existing literature is provided,

  focusing on papers that identify causality and cov-ering topics that

  have not been systematically analyzed previously. While existing

  literature reviews have fo-cused on the effects of trade openness on

  economic growth, its consequences for other social-and sustainable

  -related goals have received much less attention. We restrict the review

  to social-and sustainability-related SDGs and classify the empirical

  findings in four categories. First, we analyze the extent to which trade

  affects pov-erty (SDGs-1, 2, 8). The findings indicate that trade

  increases average incomes in most cases and that trade re-forms that

  include the agricultural sector generally reduce poverty. Second, we

  examine labor market outcomes and analyze how international trade

  affects wages, unemployment, and informality (SDGs-1, 5, 8). We find

  that with more trade, employment and wages increase in the most dynamic

  sectors, but decrease in others with increases in informality in some

  developing countries. The third bloc documents papers that evaluate

  whether trade is good or bad for environmental quality, evaluating how

  trade reforms and increases in openness affect the environment at the

  macro and micro level (SDGs-3, 7, 11, 12, 15). The reviewed research

  indicates that the effects of trade on environmental quality are complex

  and depend on the sectors that liberalize and the ex-istence of

  environmental standards linked to trade agreements. The fourth category

  concerns the effect of trade flows on food security, hence questioning

  whether opening the economies could contribute to better per-formance in

  SDG-2 and SDG-9. In this area, the literature is still incipient and

  deals mainly with correlations. More research is needed to better define

  the concept of food security and related indicators and to collect

  better data. In summary, this systematic review should guide

  policymakers in developing countries in the decision-making pro-cess

  related to trade and industrial policies. The main recommendation is to

  consider the main findings when de-signing new trade policy strategies

  concerning both unilateral trade liberalization and free trade

  agreements negotiations.(c) 2022 Institution of Chemical Engineers.

  Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Martinez-Zarzoso, I (Corresponding Author), Pl Goettinger Sieben 3,
  D-37073 Gottingen, Germany.

  Barros, Laura; Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada, Univ Goettingen, Gottingen, Germany.

  Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada, Univ Jaume 1, Castellon de La Plana, Spain.

  Barros, Laura, Pl Goettinger Sieben 3, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany.'
author: Barros, Laura and Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada
author-email: 'laura.barros@uni-goettingen.de

  imartin@uni-goettingen.de'
author_list:
- family: Barros
  given: Laura
- family: Martinez-Zarzoso
  given: Inmaculada
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2022.08.012
earlyaccessdate: AUG 2022
files: []
issn: 2352-5509
journal: SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
keywords: 'Sustainable development; International trade; Trade liberalization;

  Poverty; Environmental quality; Food security'
keywords-plus: 'LABOR-MARKET ADJUSTMENT; INTERNATIONAL-TRADE; CARBON EMISSIONS;

  BILATERAL TRADE; SKILL PREMIUM; POVERTY; IMPACT; ENVIRONMENT;

  INEQUALITY; POLICY'
language: English
month: SEP
number-of-cited-references: '94'
orcid-numbers: Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada/0000-0002-3247-8557
pages: 921-931
papis_id: c22d3b4b50f78f58357abbd797fb8ecd
ref: Barros2022systematicliterature
researcherid-numbers: Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada/AAI-1855-2019
tags:
- relevant
- review
times-cited: '1'
title: Systematic literature review on trade liberalization and sustainable development
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000848135600002
usage-count-last-180-days: '21'
usage-count-since-2013: '60'
volume: '33'
web-of-science-categories: Green \& Sustainable Science \& Technology; Environmental
  Studies
year: '2022'