Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from Dominican Republic--Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua

Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from Dominican Republic--Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua

This paper provides an ex-ante assessment of the poverty and income distribution impacts of the Central American Free Trade Area agreement on Nicaragua. A general equilibrium macro model is used to simulate trade reform scenarios and estimate their price effects, while a micro module maps these pric...

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Main Authors: Bussolo, Maurizio, Niimi, Yoko
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions D310
Economic Integration F150
Trade and Labor Market Interactions F160
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5475

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