Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization Evidenceon Poverty From India /

This paper uses the 1991 Indian trade liberalization to measure the impact of trade liberalization on poverty, and to examine the mechanisms underpinning this impact. Variation in sectoral composition across districts and liberalization intensity across production sectors allows a difference-in-diff...

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Main Author: Topalova, Petia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/218
Online Access:Full text available on IMF