We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 … four three-year periods. We find that poverty reduced more in regions that were more strongly exposed to import tariff … increasing firm competitiveness as a driving factor behind the beneficial poverty effects …

Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market … poor households. Whether raising minimum wages reduces poverty depends not only on whether formal sector workers lose jobs …

Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market … poor households. Whether raising minimum wages reduces poverty depends not only on whether formal sector workers lose jobs …