to estimate the combined impact of such insulating behavior on poverty in various developing countries and globally. The … analysis finds that the actual poverty-reducing impact of insulation is much less than its apparent impact, and that its net … effect was to increase global poverty in 2008 by 8 million people, although this increase was not significantly different …

reduce some forms of poverty and inequality but worsen others, so the net effects are unclear without empirical modeling … the remaining distortions to world merchandise trade on poverty and inequality globally and in various developing … sample of 15 countries, and nine stand-alone national case studies, all point to larger reductions in poverty, especially if …

free trade, thereby alleviating rural poverty. This occurs despite a terms of trade deterioration for developing countries …