TRADE LIBERALIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY

Trade Liberalization and Employment

This paper reviews both multi-country and country studies on the impact of trade liberalization on growth and employment in developing countries. These studies reveal sharply contrasting effects of trade liberalization on employment, suggesting that country-specifi c and contingent factors are important. In particular, differences in how trade liberalization is implemented are particularly impo...

Trade Liberalization, Poverty and Efficient Equity

Even if trade liberalization results in the aggregate welfare gains over all households, it is possible that the poorest households could lose. Is it possible to undertake the reform in such a way that ensures that the poor will not lose? We illustrate two approaches that might be used to design a trade liberalization in Turkey that meets these equity goals. The first approach uses direct compe...

Multilateral Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction

Employment and Wage Effects of Trade Liberalization :

Employment and Wage Cuts in Mexico's tariff levels were associated with a slight Effects of Trade decline in employment in Liberalization Mexico and with increases in average wages (perhaps reflecting improved The Case of Mexican Manufacturing productivity in the reformed industries and a shift toward the use of more skilled Ana Revenga workers). The wages and employment of skilled production w...

Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Poverty in Brazil

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