Data from the World Bank shows that in the 21st century, over 100 million Africans have become poor and about 43% of the African population is extremely poor. Notwithstanding, African governments have over the years liberalized their economies through a low tariff regime, in addition to external...

Evidence about the effect of exports on welfare at the local level is scarce. Using a unique dataset of international trade and poverty maps for almost 2,000 Mexican municipalities between 2004 and 2014, the study presented in this paper provides new evidence on the impact of a significant rise...

Evidence on the effect of exports on welfare at the local level is scarce. Using a unique data set of international trade and poverty maps for almost 2,000 Mexican municipalities between 2004 and 2014, the study presented in this paper provides new evidence on the impact of a significant rise in...