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_cDLC
_dBD-DhBPA
050 0 0 _aHG3881.5.W57
082 _a338.973
_bBUS 2006
100 1 _aBussolo, Mauricio.
_995099
245 1 0 _aStructural change and poverty reduction in Brazil :
_bthe impact of the DOHA round /
_cMaurizio Bussolo; Jann Lay; Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bWorld Bank,
_c2006
300 _a65 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm,.
490 1 _aPolicy research working paper ;
_v3833
500 _aTitle from PDF file as viewed on 2/6/2006.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 3 _a"Over the medium time horizon, skill upgrading, differentials in sectoral technological progress, and migration of labor out of farming activities are some of the major structural adjustment factors shaping the evolution of an economy and its connected poverty trends. The main focus of the authors is understanding, for the case of Brazil, how a trade shock interacts with these structural forces and ascertaining whether it enhances or hinders medium-term poverty reduction. In particular, they consider the interactions between the migration of labor out of agriculture, a potentially important poverty reduction factor, and trade liberalization, which increases the price incentives to stay in agriculture. A recursive-dynamic computable general equilibrium model simulates Doha scenarios and compares them against a business as usual scenario. The authors estimate the poverty effects using a microsimulation model that primarily takes into account individuals' labor supply decisions. Their analysis shows that trade liberalization does contribute to structural poverty reduction. But unless increased productivity and stronger growth rates are attributed to trade reform, its contribution to medium-term poverty reduction is rather small. "--World Bank web site.
530 _aAlso available in print.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
590 _aZahid
650 0 _aEconomic assistance, Domestic
_zBrazil.
_9107739
650 0 _aPoverty
_zBrazil.
_9107740
650 0 _aStructural adjustment (Economic policy)
_zBrazil.
_9107741
700 _a Lay, Jann
_9107742
700 _aMensbrugghe, Dominique van der
_9107743
710 2 _aWorld Bank.
_9107744
830 0 _aPolicy research working papers (Online) ;
_v3833.
_9107745
942 _2ddc
_cBK
999 _c37469
_d37469