Global poverty and distributional impacts of agricultural distortions (English)

This paper assesses the potential impacts of the removal of agricultural and other trade distortions using a newly developed dataset and methodological approach for evaluating the global poverty and inequality effects of policy reforms. It finds that liberalization of agriculture will increase global extreme poverty (US$1 a day) slightly and by almost 1 percent if other goods trade is also liberalized; but the number of people living on less than...

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Author

Bussolo,Maurizio;

De Hoyos Navarro,Rafael E.;

Medvedev,Denis;
Document Date
2009/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
55935
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/08/04
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Global poverty and distributional impacts of agricultural distortions
Keywords
global poverty

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-Poverty Alleviation through reducing distortions to agricultural incentives -- P093895

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

Theme

FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Other Excluded Groups,FY17 - Social Safety Nets,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Social Inclusion,FY17 - Jobs

Sector

FY17 - Other Industry, Trade and Services

TF No/Name

TF037233-LAC REGION - URBAN VIOLENCE REDUCTION,TF052169-TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, PHASE2,TF055250-BNPP- TRADE: REDUCING DISTORTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES FOR POVER,TF030757-IRISH CTF FY06 - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA,TF030767-IDA CONSULTANTS POOLED CTF - FY06

Topics

Agriculture and Food Security,Education,Income Inequality,Poverty,Trade,

Historic Topics

Agriculture, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction,

Historic SubTopics

Educational Sciences, Food Security, Inequality, International Trade and Trade Rules, Poverty Reduction Strategies,

Unit Owning

DECRG: Trade & Intl. Integration (DECTI)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Agricultural Distortions working paper ; no. 97;

Product Line

Research Services

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Bussolo,Maurizio; De Hoyos Navarro,Rafael E.; Medvedev,Denis.

Global poverty and distributional impacts of agricultural distortions (English). Agricultural Distortions working paper ; no. 97 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/589601468156901139

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