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- Title
Trade Liberalisation, Poverty and Inequality in South Africa: A Computable General Equilibrium-Microsimulation Analysis.
- Authors
HERAULT, NICOLAS
- Abstract
This paper studies the effects of trade liberalisation on poverty and income inequality in South Africa. The main issue of interest is the effect of international trade on households (especially their income). The approach presented in this paper relies on combining a macro-orientated computable general equilibrium model with a microsimulation model. The main concern regarding poor households is whether the decrease in nominal earnings for formal low-skilled and skilled workers is offset by the upward trend in formal employment levels. The analysis indicates that such a trade-off occurs, implying a decrease in poverty due to trade liberalisation.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; POVERTY; INCOME inequality; EQUALITY; INTERNATIONAL trade; TRADE regulation
- Publication
Economic Record, 2007, Vol 83, Issue 262, p317
- ISSN
0013-0249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-4932.2007.00417.x