For comprehensive—albeit old— surveys of the academic literature on the effect of trade
liberalization on income and growth,
the classic reference is Edwards (1993, 1998). See the introduction of Trejos and Ferreira (2006, 2012) for some more recent references. For an excellent and modern summary of the more applied literature, see Blyde et.al (2013). In the context of this project, and specifically directed at the Cuban case, see Feinberg (2012).