| Type | Working Paper - International Economics/Economic Development Seminar, University of North Carolina |
| Title | Trade Liberalization – Is It Good for the Poor? : An Analysis of Thailand |
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| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.unc.edu/depts/econ/workshops/natta.pdf |
| Abstract | A ‘top-down’ approach which links simulation results from a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to household survey data is used to evaluate the impact of trade liberalization on poverty and income distribution in Thailand. A CGE model is calibrated to a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) of Thailand. The results suggest that the manufacturing sector’s output expands after trade liberalization, while the output of the agricultural sector declines. The results also suggest that poverty declines after trade liberalization. |
| » | Thailand - Household Socio-Economic Survey 1999 |