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Does Trade Reduce Poverty? A View from Africa

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dc.contributor.authorLe Goff, Maëlan
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Raju Jan
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-28T17:32:34Z
dc.date.available2013-01-28T17:32:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractAlthough trade liberalization is being actively promoted as a key component in development strategies, theoretically, the impact of trade openness on poverty reduction is ambiguous. A more liberalized trade regime is argued to change relative factor prices in favor of the more abundant factor. If poverty and relative low income stem from abundance of labor, greater trade openness should lead to higher labor prices and a decrease in poverty. However, should the re-allocation of factors be hampered, the expected benefits from freer trade may not materialize. The theoretical ambiguity on the effects of openness is reflected in the available empirical evidence. This paper examines how the effect of trade openness on poverty may depend on complementary reforms that help a country take advantage of international competition. Using a non-linear regression specification that interacts a proxy of trade openness with proxies of various country structural specificities and a panel of 30 African countries over the period 1981-2010, the analysis finds that trade openness tends to reduce poverty in countries where financial sectors are deep, education levels high and governance strong.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17194965/trade-reduce-poverty-view-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6327
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12165
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6327
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectAVERAGE TRADE
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF TRADE
dc.subjectBOND
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectCOUNTRY RISK
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPED WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CREDIT
dc.subjectDYNAMIC PANEL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC STUDIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC VOLATILITY
dc.subjectECONOMICS LETTERS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectERROR TERM
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectFACTOR ENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectFACTOR PRICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEPTH
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGROWTH REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAGGED VALUES
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMEASURE OF TRADE
dc.subjectMONETARY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectPOLICY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POLICIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectSERIAL CORRELATION
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF DATA
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE EFFECTS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE OPENING
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PROTECTION
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADE REGIME
dc.subjectTRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELFARE GAINS
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleDoes Trade Reduce Poverty? A View from Africaen
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okr.crossref.titleDoes Trade Reduce Poverty? A View from Africa
okr.date.disclosure2013-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:12:57.064154Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17194965/trade-reduce-poverty-view-africa
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid369901468008760276
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6327
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130122113936
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17194965
okr.identifier.reportWPS6327
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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