Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments : Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform /

Do the short and medium term adjustment costs associated with trade liberalization influence schooling and child labor decisions? We examine this question in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in schooling and decline i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edmonds, Eric
Other Authors: Pavcnik, Nina, Topalova, Petia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/094
Online Access:Full text available on IMF