Are export promotion and trade liberalization good for Latin America's poor? : a comparative macro-micro CGE analysis /

The purpose of this project was to determine the impact of trade liberalization, external shocks and domestic policy responses on output, employment, poverty and the distribution of income. We found that trade liberalization increased output in almost every country in our sample. It is also increase...

• Other Authors: Vos, Rob, Ganuza, Enrique, Morley, Samuel A., Robinson, Sherman, Pineiro, Valeria
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: The Hague : Institute of Social Studies, 2004
• Series: Working paper series (Institute of Social Studies) no. 399
• Subjects: LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO; LIBRE COMERCIO; AMERICA LATINA; SUPRESION DE LAS RESTRICCIONES
• Online Access: http://repub.eur.nl/pub/19158/

Table of Contents:

• Contents
• 1. Who gains from trade liberalization?
• 2. CGE model strategy
• 3. Macro CGE simulations
• 4. The impact of policy simulations on poverty and inequality
• 5. Conclusions
• References
• Appendices.