Ravallion, Martin2013-06-262013-06-262004-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14202There has been much debate about how much poor people in developing countries gain from trade openness, as one aspect of "globalization." The author views the issue through both "macro" and "micro" empirical lenses. The macro lens uses cross-country comparisons and aggregate time series data. The micro lens uses household-level data combined with structural modeling of the impacts of specific trade reforms. The author presents case studies for China and Morocco. Both the macro and micro approaches cast doubt on some wide generalizations from both sides of the globalization debate. Additionally the micro lens indicates considerable heterogeneity in the welfare impacts of trade openness, with both gainers and losers among the poor. The author identifies a number of covariates of the individual gains. The results point to the importance of combining trade reforms with well-designed social protection policies.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYADDITIVE EFFECTSADVERSE EFFECTSADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURECONSUMERSCONSUMPTION BEHAVIORCPIECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONSECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC GROWTHEQUILIBRIUMEQUILIBRIUM ANALYSESEXCHANGE RATEEXPORTSEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFARM INCOMEFUTURE RESEARCHGDPGDP PER CAPITAGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSISGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELGROWTH RATEHEALTH CAREIMPORTSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME LEVELSINFLATIONINFLATION RATEINNOVATIONINVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENTLEARNINGLIVING STANDARDSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMIGRATIONOILPOLICY CHANGESPOORPOVERTY GAP INDEXPOVERTY IMPACTSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE CHANGESPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRODUCERSPRODUCTION FUNCTIONPRODUCTION INPUTSPRODUCTIVITYPURCHASING POWERQUOTASREAL INCOMERURAL POVERTYSOCIAL IMPACTSSQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEXTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTARIFF BARRIERSTAXATIONTIME SERIESTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE POLICIESTRADE REFORMSUTILITY FUNCTIONVALUATIONWAGE RATESWAGESWELFARE EFFECTSWELFARE GAINSWHOLESALE PRICESWORKERSWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-3461