Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand: A General Equilibrium Analysis

A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Thailand of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that across the board trade liberalization is poverty-reducing within Thailand, whether other countries parti...

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Main Author: Warr, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2009
Series:Other papers
Online Access:Volltext
Summary:A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Thailand of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that across the board trade liberalization is poverty-reducing within Thailand, whether other countries participate in the liberalization or not. This poverty reduction occurs among both farm and non-farm households and this qualitative outcome is not dependent on the particular poverty line used in the analysis. Liberalization in agricultural products alone raises poverty incidence among farm households, while reducing it slightly among non-farm households
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
DOI:10.1596/28177