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Distributional Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries

Goldberg, Pinelopi Koujianou - 2007

We discuss recent empirical research on how globalization has affected income inequality in developing countries. We begin with a discussion of conceptual issues regarding the measurement of globalization and inequality. Next, we present empirical evidence on the evolution of globalization and...

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Trade, Inequality, and Poverty : What Do We Know? Evidence from Recent Trade Liberalization Episodes in Developing Countries

Goldberg, Pinelopi K. - 2004

We review the empirical evidence on the relationship between Trade Liberalization, Inequality, and Poverty based on the … analysis of micro data from several developing countries that underwent significant trade reforms in recent years. Despite many … studies' has established certain patterns that seem common across countries and trade liberalization episodes, and may hence …

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International Trade and Child Labor : Cross-Country Evidence

Edmonds, Eric - 2004

We explore the relationship between greater exposure to trade (as measured by openness) and child labor in a cross … countries that trade more have less child labor. At the cross-country means, the data suggest an openness elasticity of child …. When we control for the endogeneity of trade and for cross-country income differences, the openness elasticity of child …

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What Explains Skill Upgrading in Less Developed Countries?

Pavcnik, Nina - 2000

Although many developing countries have experienced growing income inequality and an increase in the relative demand for skilled workers during the 1980s, the sources of this trend remain a puzzle. This paper examines whether investment and adoption of skill-biased technology have contributed to...

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The Changing Relationship between Bodyweight and Longevity in High- and Low-Income Countries

Kopinska, Joanna; Atella, Vincenzo; Bhattacharya, Jay; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Standard measures of bodyweight (overweight and obese, for example) fail to reflect technological progress over time - and in particular, recent progress disproportionately promoting longevity at higher bodyweights (and differences in access to it). This paper builds on the pioneering work of...

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The Impact of Trade on Inequality in Developing Countries

Pavcnik, Nina - 2017

also discusses perceptions about international trade in over 40 countries at different levels of development, including …This paper assesses the current state of evidence on how international trade shapes inequality and poverty through its … perceptions on trade's overall benefits for the economy, trade's effect on the livelihood of workers through wages and jobs, and …

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Urban Water Disinfection and Mortality Decline in Developing Countries

Bhalotra, Sonia R. - 2017

Historically, improvements in municipal water quality reduced mortality substantially in wealthy countries. However, water disinfection has not produced equivalent benefits in developing countries today. We investigate this puzzle by analyzing a large-scale municipal water disinfection program...

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Family Planning : Program Effects

Miller, Grant - 2014

This paper reviews empirical evidence on the micro-level consequences of family planning programs in middle- and low-income countries. In doing so, it focuses on fertility outcomes (the number and timing of births), women's health and socio-economic outcomes (mortality, human capital, and labor...

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Export Markets and Labor Allocation in a Low-income Country

McCaig, Brian - 2014

We study the effects of a positive export shock on labor allocation between the informal, microenterprise sector and … the formal firm sector in a low-income country. The U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement led to large reductions in U … and formal sectors. This gap and the aggregate labor productivity gain from the export-induced reallocation of workers …

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Gender Differences in Preferences, Intra-Household Externalities, and Low Demand for Improved Cookstoves

Miller, Grant - 2013

This paper examines whether an intra-household externality prevents adoption of a technology with substantial implications for population health and the environment: improved cookstoves. Motivated by a model of intra-household decision-making, the experiment markets stoves to husbands or wives...

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