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JOURNAL OF ASIAN ECONOMICS
卷 74, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2021.101310
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Income inequality; Trade liberalization; CGE modeling; Pakistan
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This paper examines the impact of trade liberalization on income inequality in Pakistan using real data and trade agreements. The study finds that trade liberalization may not necessarily lead to a reduction in income inequality in the short term, but might have more positive effects in the long run.
Trade liberalization policies have been adopted by many developing countries to increase economic growth and reduce poverty. While the positive relationship between trade liberalization and economic growth is generally well accepted, the impact of trade liberalization on poverty and income inequality is still unclear. The objective of this paper is to use real data and real trade agreements of the state of Pakistan, to examine the predictions made by trade models about the impact of trade liberalization on income inequality. To illustrate, the impacts of several alternative bilateral and regional free trade agreements are simulated on household income and income inequality in Pakistan. The results show that trade liberalization does not always lead to a decline in income inequality in the short run. Trade agreements that do improve income equality, favor agriculture and often hinge on a decline in urban and non-farm household income. In the long run, changes in income equality are more positive, suggesting that efforts might best be applied towards improving the mobility of labor and capital. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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