Title

Trade policy and poverty reduction in Brazil

Authors

Authors

G. W. Harrison; T. F. Rutherford; D. G. Tarr;A. Gurgel

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Abbreviated Journal Title

World Bank Econ. Rev.

Keywords

MARKET ACCESS; UNITED-STATES; LIBERALIZATION; COUNTRIES; ECONOMY; TURKEY; Business, Finance; Economics; Planning & Development

Abstract

A multiregion computable general equilibrium model is used to evaluate the regional, multilateral, and unilateral trade policy options of Mercosur from the perspective of the welfare of all potential partners in several proposed agreements. The focus for Brazil is on-poverty impacts. The results show that the poorest households in Brazil experience gains of 1.5-5.5 percent of their consumption, which are about three to tour times the average gains for Brazil. Protection in Brazil favors capital-intensive manufacturing relative to unskilled labor-intensive agriculture and manufacturing. So trade liberalization raises the return to unskilled labor relative to capital and disproportionatelly helps the poor.

Journal Title

World Bank Economic Review

Volume

18

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

289

Last Page

317

WOS Identifier

WOS:000226370200001

ISSN

0258-6770

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