Trade Policy and Poverty Reduction in Brazil

Harrison, Glenn W. ; Rutherford, Thomas F. ; Tarr, David G. ; Gurgel, Angelo

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES;    AGRICULTURAL MARKETS;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;    AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES;   

DOI  :  10.1093/wber/lhh043
RP-ID  :  77479

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

A multi-region computable generalequilibrium model is used to evaluate the regional,multilateral, and unilateral trade policy options ofMercosur from the perspective of the welfare of allpotential partners in several proposed agreements. The focusfor Brazil is on poverty impacts. The results show that thepoorest households in Brazil experience gains of 1.5-5.5percent of their consumption, which are about three to fourtimes the average gains for Brazil. Protection in Brazilfavors capital-intensive manufacturing relative to unskilledlabor-intensive agriculture and manufacturing. So tradeliberalization raises the return to unskilled labor relativeto capital and disproportionately helps the poor.