Can maquila booms reduce poverty?: evidence from Honduras

"This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila...

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Main Author: De Hoyos, Rafael E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C] World Bank 2008
Series:Policy research working paper 4789
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila sector not existed. Of this increase in poverty, 0.35 percentage points is attributable to the wage premium paid to maquila workers, 0.1 percentage points to the wage premium received by women in the maquila sector, and 1 percentage point to employment creation. Given that female maquila workers represent only 1.1 percent of the active population in Honduras, this contribution to poverty reduction is significant. "--World Bank web site
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/8/2009
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2008]
Weitere Ausgabe: De Hoyos, Rafael E: Can maquila booms reduce poverty?
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (21 Seiten)