Author : Petia B. Topalova
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
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Book Synopsis Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization Evidence on Poverty from India by : Petia B. Topalova
Download or read book Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization Evidence on Poverty from India written by Petia B. Topalova and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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-difference approach. Rural districts, in which production sectors more exposed to liberalization were concentrated, experienced slower decline in poverty and lower consumption growth. The impact of liberalization was most pronounced among the least geographically mobile, at the bottom of the income distribution, and in Indian states where inflexible labor laws impeded factor reallocation across sectors.