, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. This paper uses computable general equilibrium (CGE) methods to address how these infrastructure … developments might affect the broader economy in SASEC, and in particular impact on income distribution and poverty. The paper … describes a new CGE model for South Asia, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, which incorporates …

households and reduce poverty. Mechanisms that compensate households via payments proportional to labour income are, on the … contrary, more beneficial to higher income households and increase poverty. This is because households with informal labour …

effort in the group to evaluate the poverty impacts of trade policy reforms …

development (DID)-which can boost telework and virtual human capital accumulation. Reduction in poverty and inequality through …, we explore-through a computable general equilibrium model (CGE) and a microsimulation framework-to what extent reforms of … project their impact on poverty and inequality up to 2030. Our findings show limited impact of the three types of policy …

Equilibrium (CGE) model with a microsimulation framework that exploits the rich detail of household-level data. The results …

(CGE) model with the EUROMOD microsimulation framework that exploits the rich detail of household-level data. The link … between the CGE model and the micro level is top-down, feeding changes in commodity prices, factor returns and employment by …

Studying the poverty and income distribution effects of macroeconomic policies or shocks requires a methodology that … equilibrium (CGE) macro model being used and how the macro and micro components of the methodology are connected together and …/or integrated. It thus starts from a simple framework where the two components are handled separately: the CGE model is static and …

This paper presents an empirical exercise, aimed at investigating the implications on poverty and income distribution … households is contrasted with the one of urban households, yet more trade reduces the relative rural income. Relative poverty … increases in both the baseline and the larger trade volume case. However, we found that absolute poverty would be eradicated in …

, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. This paper uses computable general equilibrium (CGE) methods to address how these infrastructure … developments might affect the broader economy in SASEC, and in particular impact on income distribution and poverty. The paper … describes a new CGE model for South Asia, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, which incorporates …