THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PANEL DATA ANALYSIS

Reducing income inequality is one of the primary objectives economic policies. Even if macroeconomic indicators such as growth, foreign trade, inflation, employment have improved in certain periods, regardless model applied and level development, at global level, aside from decreasing, continues to be a political, social, demographic, ethical problem. Because this importance inequality, it great reveal factors that cause detail. Although there an important literature on are not many studies examining its relationship with international trade. While few generally examine effects trade study, unlike others, investigates exports imports, which constitute inequality. Within scope 69 low, lower-middle, upper-middle high countries were examined according classification made by World Bank, taking into account per capita period 1995-2017. According results analysis using two different models, has been concluded that, while openness imports reduce increase