The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty

Most researchers examining poverty and multilateral trade liberalization have had to examine average, or per capita effects, suggesting that if per capita real income rises, poverty will fall. This inference can be misleading. Combining results fro...

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Main Authors: Hertel, Thomas W., Ivanic, Maros, Preckel, Paul V., Cranfield, John A.L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
GDP
TAX
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17742609/earnings-effects-multilateral-trade-liberalization-implications-poverty
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topic AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BARGAINING
BENCHMARK
BIDS
BORROWING
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL INTENSITY
CAPITAL RETURN
CAPITAL SHARE
CAPITAL STOCK
CHILD LABOR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITIES PRODUCER
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSTANT SHARE
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONSUMER DEMANDS
CONSUMER EXPENDITURE
CONSUMER GOOD
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMER SPENDING
CONSUMERS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
DURABLES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF TRANSFORMATION
EMPLOYMENT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
FACTOR MARKETS
FACTOR PRICE
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FAMILY LABOR
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ¨ ANALYSIS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HOUSEHOLD BUSINESS
HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION
IMPORT TARIFFS
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTING
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND HOLDINGS
LANDLESS LABORERS
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MACROECONOMICS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET WAGES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTPUT
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERFECT COMPETITION
POWER PARITY
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE INCREASES
PRIMARY FACTORS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PROTECTION ESTIMATES
PURCHASING POWER
QUOTA RENTS
REAL INCOME
RETURNS
SAVINGS
SPECIALIZATION
TARIFF DATA
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REVENUE
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODELS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REFORM
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSFER PAYMENTS
UNILATERAL TRADE
UNSKILLED LABOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS
UTILITY FUNCTION
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WELFARE IMPACTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICES
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BARGAINING
BENCHMARK
BIDS
BORROWING
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL INTENSITY
CAPITAL RETURN
CAPITAL SHARE
CAPITAL STOCK
CHILD LABOR
COMMODITIES
COMMODITIES PRODUCER
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSTANT SHARE
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONSUMER DEMANDS
CONSUMER EXPENDITURE
CONSUMER GOOD
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMER SPENDING
CONSUMERS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
DURABLES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF TRANSFORMATION
EMPLOYMENT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTS
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
FACTOR MARKETS
FACTOR PRICE
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FAMILY LABOR
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ¨ ANALYSIS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HOUSEHOLD BUSINESS
HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION
IMPORT TARIFFS
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTING
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND HOLDINGS
LANDLESS LABORERS
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MACROECONOMICS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET WAGES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTPUT
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERFECT COMPETITION
POWER PARITY
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE INCREASES
PRIMARY FACTORS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PROTECTION ESTIMATES
PURCHASING POWER
QUOTA RENTS
REAL INCOME
RETURNS
SAVINGS
SPECIALIZATION
TARIFF DATA
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REVENUE
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODELS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REFORM
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSFER PAYMENTS
UNILATERAL TRADE
UNSKILLED LABOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS
UTILITY FUNCTION
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WELFARE IMPACTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICES
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Hertel, Thomas W.
Ivanic, Maros
Preckel, Paul V.
Cranfield, John A.L.
The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty
description Most researchers examining poverty and multilateral trade liberalization have had to examine average, or per capita effects, suggesting that if per capita real income rises, poverty will fall. This inference can be misleading. Combining results from a new international cross-section consumption analysis with earnings data from household surveys, this article analyzes the implications of multilateral trade liberalization for poverty in Indonesia. It finds that the aggregate reduction in Indonesia's national poverty headcount following global trade liberalization masks a more complex set of impacts across groups. In the short run the poverty headcount rises slightly for self-employed agricultural households, as agricultural profits fail to keep up with increases in consumer prices. In the long run the poverty headcount falls for all earnings strata, as increased demand for unskilled workers lifts incomes for the formerly self-employed, some of whom move into the wage labor market. A decomposition of the poverty changes in Indonesia associated with different countries' trade policies finds that reform in other countries leads to a reduction in poverty in Indonesia but that liberalization of Indonesia's trade policies leads to an increase. The method used here can be readily extended to any of the other 13 countries in the sample.
format Journal Article
author Hertel, Thomas W.
Ivanic, Maros
Preckel, Paul V.
Cranfield, John A.L.
author_facet Hertel, Thomas W.
Ivanic, Maros
Preckel, Paul V.
Cranfield, John A.L.
author_sort Hertel, Thomas W.
title The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty
title_short The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty
title_full The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty
title_fullStr The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty
title_full_unstemmed The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty
title_sort earnings effects of multilateral trade liberalization : implications for poverty
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17742609/earnings-effects-multilateral-trade-liberalization-implications-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17157
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spelling okr-10986-171572021-04-23T14:03:29Z The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization : Implications for Poverty Hertel, Thomas W. Ivanic, Maros Preckel, Paul V. Cranfield, John A.L. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORTS APPAREL PRODUCTS AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFFS BARGAINING BENCHMARK BIDS BORROWING BUDGET CONSTRAINT CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL INTENSITY CAPITAL RETURN CAPITAL SHARE CAPITAL STOCK CHILD LABOR COMMODITIES COMMODITIES PRODUCER COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSTANT SHARE CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER DEMANDS CONSUMER EXPENDITURE CONSUMER GOOD CONSUMER PREFERENCES CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMER SPENDING CONSUMERS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPING ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DURABLE DURABLE GOODS DURABLES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC POLICY ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF TRANSFORMATION EMPLOYMENT EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT TAXES EXPORTS FACTOR ENDOWMENTS FACTOR MARKETS FACTOR PRICE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FAMILY LABOR FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ¨ ANALYSIS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS GOVERNMENT SPENDING HOUSEHOLD BUSINESS HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF TRADE IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME EFFECT INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAND HOLDINGS LANDLESS LABORERS MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MACROECONOMICS MARKET ACCESS MARKET PRICE MARKET WAGES MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES OUTPUT PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PERFECT COMPETITION POWER PARITY PRICE CHANGES PRICE DECLINES PRICE INCREASES PRIMARY FACTORS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PROTECTION ESTIMATES PURCHASING POWER QUOTA RENTS REAL INCOME RETURNS SAVINGS SPECIALIZATION TARIFF DATA TARIFF RATES TARIFF REVENUE TAX TAX REVENUES TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE MODELS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REFORM TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNILATERAL TRADE UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS UTILITY FUNCTION WAGE RATES WAGES WELFARE IMPACTS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO Most researchers examining poverty and multilateral trade liberalization have had to examine average, or per capita effects, suggesting that if per capita real income rises, poverty will fall. This inference can be misleading. Combining results from a new international cross-section consumption analysis with earnings data from household surveys, this article analyzes the implications of multilateral trade liberalization for poverty in Indonesia. It finds that the aggregate reduction in Indonesia's national poverty headcount following global trade liberalization masks a more complex set of impacts across groups. In the short run the poverty headcount rises slightly for self-employed agricultural households, as agricultural profits fail to keep up with increases in consumer prices. In the long run the poverty headcount falls for all earnings strata, as increased demand for unskilled workers lifts incomes for the formerly self-employed, some of whom move into the wage labor market. A decomposition of the poverty changes in Indonesia associated with different countries' trade policies finds that reform in other countries leads to a reduction in poverty in Indonesia but that liberalization of Indonesia's trade policies leads to an increase. The method used here can be readily extended to any of the other 13 countries in the sample. 2014-02-25T22:58:01Z 2014-02-25T22:58:01Z 2004-05 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17742609/earnings-effects-multilateral-trade-liberalization-implications-poverty World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17157 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research