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Changing Pattern of Poverty 1997-2004
Angeriz, Alvaro; Chakravarty, Shanti - EconWPA - 2005
It has been noted that failure to meet the target set by government for reducing the head count ratio of child poverty … argument that absolute poverty is not a meaningful idea, this apology for the failure of government to meet poverty targets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134612
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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
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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
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EFFICIENCY OF INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL STABILITY AND INCOME DYNAMICS
Carmignani, Fabrizio - EconWPA - 2005
In a simple theoretical framework, the quality of institutions affects individual’s investment decisions, and hence income levels and distribution. When institutions deteriorates and inequalities increase, the incumbent undertakes redistributive taxation to maintain political support. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412490
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Linking Representative Household Models with Household Surveys for Poverty Analysis A Comparison of Alternative Methodologies
Agénor, Pierre-Richard; Chen, Derek; Grimm, Michael - EconWPA - 2004
terms of their implications for measuring the poverty and distributional effects of poverty reduction strategies. These … different results in absolute terms, we show that potential differences in the measurement of distributional and poverty effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118762
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Sustaining Imperfectly Credible Trade Liberalization: Do the Rate of Tariff Reduction and the Degree of Labor Mobility Matter?
Tatum, Robert C. - EconWPA - 2005
Imperfectly credible trade liberalization can lead to balance of payment deterioration and a subsequent reversal of the reform. Therefore, this paper examines whether the likelihood of policy reversal depends on the rate of tariff reduction or the degree of labor mobility. The analysis shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125497
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PERCEIVED WELFARE EFFECTS OF CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT – EVIDENCE FROM AMERICAN ECONOMY 1967 - 2005
Stolorz, Sebastian - EconWPA - 2005
The paper addresses the question, whether the increasing current account deficit has negative impact on American economy and society. Using data for American economy in years 1967 – 2005, it will be shown that perceived welfare effects, as measured by changes in Consumer Confidence,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125699
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CHILD LABOUR AND TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY
Chaudhuri, Sarbajit; Gupta, Manash Ranjan - EconWPA - 2005
The paper analyzes the implications of trade liberalization on the incidence of child labour in a two-sector general equilibrium framework. The supply function of child labour has been derived from the utility maximizing behaviour of the working families. The paper finds that the effect of trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125728
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INCIDENCE OF CHILD LABOUR, FREE EDUCATION POLICY AND ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY
Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - EconWPA - 2005
The paper analyzes the implications of a subsidy policy on education and different liberalized trade and investment policies on the incidence of child labour in a developing economy in terms of a three-sector general equilibrium model with informal sector and child labour. The supply function of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125809
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Trade Liberalization and Industrial Pollution in Mexico: Lessons for the FTAA"
Gallagher, Kevin - EconWPA - 2001
As the barriers to hemispheric trade and integration are lowered, it will be asked whether we will we hear the "giant sucking sound" of poorer nations luring U.S. and Canadian firms south to take advantage of low wages and lax environmental regulations? Or, will Latin American nations passively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062608