Trade liberalization and income inequality: The case for Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2021.101310
Abstract: Abstract Trade liberalization policies have been adopted by many developing countries to increase economic growth and reduce poverty. While the positive relationship between trade liberalization and economic growth is generally well accepted, the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: income inequality; trade liberalization; trade; income ... See more keywords
The impact of tariff reductions on firm dynamics and productivity in China: Does market-oriented transition matter?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.07.011
Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of trade liberalization on firm dynamics and productivity in the context of dramatic tariff reductions after China's accession to the WTO, and how this impact varies across regions with different… read more here.
Keywords: trade liberalization; tariff reductions; firm; impact ... See more keywords
Trade liberalization, roads and firm productivity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102712
Abstract: Abstract We examine the role of road infrastructure in determining the impact of a reduction in input tariffs on firm productivity. We combine new geo-spatial data on road improvements in Ethiopia with establishment level data… read more here.
Keywords: roads firm; trade liberalization; productivity; firm productivity ... See more keywords
Trade liberalization and gender gaps in local labor market outcomes: Dimensions of adjustment in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.12.020
Abstract: Abstract We provide empirical results that trade liberalization with China reduced gender gaps in local U.S. labor markets. In MSAs with higher exposure to trade liberalization, the simple wage gender gap decreased, while the residual… read more here.
Keywords: gender gaps; trade liberalization; labor; gaps local ... See more keywords
Trade liberalization and child mortality: A Synthetic Control Method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.05.034
Abstract: We study the causal effect of trade liberalization on child mortality by exploiting 41 policy reform experiments in the 1960-2010 period. The Synthetic Control Method for comparative case studies allows to compare at the country… read more here.
Keywords: child mortality; trade; trade liberalization;
Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization
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DOI: 10.1017/s0003055416000654
Abstract: Existing political economy models explain the politics of trade policy using inter-industry differences. However, this article finds that much of the variation in U.S. applied tariff rates in fact arises within industry. I offer a… read more here.
Keywords: level lobbying; industry; within industry; trade liberalization ... See more keywords
Wage inequality, skill‐specific unemployment and trade liberalization
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DOI: 10.1111/caje.12453
Abstract: Labour market outcomes of trade liberalization are at the heart of the policy debate. In this model, the long‐run effects of trade liberalization and trade‐induced skill‐biased technological change on wage inequality and unemployment are studied… read more here.
Keywords: wage inequality; unemployment; liberalization; trade liberalization ... See more keywords
Trade liberalization and forest transition
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DOI: 10.1111/ijet.12129
Abstract: We develop a theoretical model that provides an additional explanation for the forest transition based on a trade liberalization scenario. We introduce a renewable natural resource (wood), used as an input by manufacturing firms, in… read more here.
Keywords: liberalization forest; trade liberalization; transition; forest transition ... See more keywords
Does Trade Liberalization Improve Public Health? The Effect of Free Trade Agreements and Multilateralism in Pharmaceutical Sector in India
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DOI: 10.1177/0020731419896693
Abstract: Despite several economic reforms in India post-1991, millions of Indian households do not have access to drugs because they lack purchasing power or public health facilities. The present article critically examines the potential public health… read more here.
Keywords: trade liberalization; public health; health; free trade ... See more keywords
The role of trade liberalization in promoting regional integration and sustainability: The case of regional comprehensive economic partnership
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277977
Abstract: In globalization’s era, the sustainability of a region is inseparable from the in-depth and close economic and trade cooperation of intra-regional countries to achieve complementary advantages, intra-regional and extra-regional positive economic cycles, and stable and… read more here.
Keywords: sustainability; trade; intra regional; trade liberalization ... See more keywords
Does Service Trade Liberalization Promote Service Productivity? Evidence from China
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DOI: 10.3390/su15086440
Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of service trade liberalization on service productivity. Based on a city-level database from 2006 to 2019, we estimate the labor productivity of the service industry and show the varying trends… read more here.
Keywords: service; service trade; trade; productivity ... See more keywords