Adjusting to trade policy reform
A survey of more than 50 empirical papers shows that the adjustment costs of trade liberalization are small relative to the benefits. Moreover, manufacturing employment typically increases with trade liberalization. The limited data suggests that trade liberalization reduces poverty
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC (1818 H St., NW, Washington 20433)
World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade
1999
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| Series: | Policy research working paper
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| Summary: | A survey of more than 50 empirical papers shows that the adjustment costs of trade liberalization are small relative to the benefits. Moreover, manufacturing employment typically increases with trade liberalization. The limited data suggests that trade liberalization reduces poverty |
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| Item Description: | "July 1999"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-47) |
| Physical Description: | 58 p ill 28 cm |