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 …

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 …

Ideological debates on the role of government in development have focused on two contrasting prescriptions: one calling …

This paper explores the causes and consequences of the more important market failures which impede the development of …

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 …

This paper analyzes the role of real exchange rate (RER) policies in promoting economic development. Markets provide a … may correct for this externality and other related market failures. The resulting development of these sectors leads to … competitive RER are interventions in the foreign exchange market and regulation of capital flows. We also discuss the trade …