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Trade, Poverty and Employment: The Social Consequences of Integration with China

Castro, Lucio; Saslavsky, Daniel - EconWPA - 2005

This paper estimates the potential effects of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Mercosur on poverty … likely effects of an FTA with China on poverty and income distribution. We find that the FTA would result in a small … reduction in poverty as well as an improvement in the income distribution. Highly disaggregated data at the industry level is …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062638

Tango with the Dragon: Employment Effects of Trade Integration with China. The Case of Argentina

Castro, Lucio - EconWPA - 2005

This paper estimates the effects of trade integration between China and Mercosur on employment. The case of Argentina, in particular, is investigated. Highly disaggregated data at the industry level is used for the first time to estimate labor demand elasticities in order to estimate the effects...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408025

The rural non-farm economy and poverty alleviation in Armenia, Georgia and Romania: A synthesis of findings.

Davis, Junior; Bezemer, Dirk; Janowski, Monica; … - EconWPA - 2005

The aims of this study are to improve understanding of the dynamics of the rural non-farm economy in providing employment and income diversification opportunities in Armenia, Georgia and Romania. The study aims to focus on improving the well-being and livelihoods of the rural population, through...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556073

The rural non-agricultural economy in transition countries: Enterprise level findings from Armenia

Bezemer, Dirk; Davis, Junior - EconWPA - 2005

motivation of the research is to study the potential of the NFRE to alleviate rural poverty, selection criteria included poverty …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556089