points in the poverty headcount as well as a decline of 0.32 points in the Gini coefficient. …

trade barriers to allow sugar prices to fall by even only 20 percent could reduce poverty by 1.5 percent. Similarly … average, could reduce poverty by 1.8 percent. More competitive prices have a larger effect on the poorest households in both … urban and rural areas, therefore the relevance of effective competition policies for poverty reduction strategies …

.8 percentage points in the poverty headcount as well as a decline of 0.32 points in the Gini coefficient …