On the Distributive Effects of Terms of Trade Shocks : The Role of Non-tradable Goods.

We introduce non-tradable goods to the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson (HOS) model to study the distributive effects of terms of trade shocks. We show that the employment of resources in activities producing exclusively for the local market induces a crucial association between domestic spending and facto...

Descrición completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/241
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
LEADER 02156cas a2200241 a 4500
001 AALejournalIMF006802
008 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d
020 |c 5.00 USD 
020 |z 9781455209415 
022 |a 1018-5941 
040 |a BD-DhAAL  |c BD-DhAAL 
110 2 |a International Monetary Fund. 
245 1 0 |a On the Distributive Effects of Terms of Trade Shocks :   |b The Role of Non-tradable Goods. 
264 1 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b International Monetary Fund,  |c 2010. 
300 |a 1 online resource (38 pages) 
490 1 |a IMF Working Papers 
500 |a <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
500 |a <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
506 |a Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 
520 3 |a We introduce non-tradable goods to the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson (HOS) model to study the distributive effects of terms of trade shocks. We show that the employment of resources in activities producing exclusively for the local market induces a crucial association between domestic spending and factor demand and prices, which is absent in the usual HOS framework. Specifically, in a two-sector economy (producing only exportable and non-tradable goods) there are no redistributive effects of external terms of trade shifts-i.e. no Stolper-Samuelson-type of effect. By extending the model to the domestic production of a third, importable good, we show that distributional tensions arise. Distributional conflicts occur within urban labor groups (skilled vs. unskilled) and not only between the "traditional" rural vs. urban factors. Finally, export taxes are imposed to re-distribute the effects of external shocks. We show that the ability of the government to cushion the impact of the terms of trade shift on the economy's income distribution depends crucially on the use of the tax revenues. 
538 |a Mode of access: Internet 
830 0 |a IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;  |v No. 2010/241 
856 4 0 |z Full text available on IMF  |u http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/241/001.2010.issue-241-en.xml  |z IMF e-Library