How do tariffs impact gender inequality? Using harmonized household survey and tariff data from 54 low- and middle-income countries, this paper shows that protectionism has an anti-female bias. On average, tariffs repress the real incomes of female headed households by 0.6 percentage points relative to that of male headed ones. Female headed households bear the brunt of tariffs because they derive a smaller share of their income from and spend a larger...
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2021/08/17
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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WPS9750
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2021/08/17
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Protectionism and Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
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female-headed household
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