Using tariffs as a measure of openness, the authors find consistent evidence that the conditional effects of trade liberalization on inequality are correlated with relative factor endowments. Trade liberalization is associated with increases in inequality in countries well-endowed in highly skilled workers and capital or with workers that have very low education levels and in countries relatively well-endowed in mining and fuels. Trade liberalization...
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2006/08/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS3981
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Openness, inequality, and poverty : endowments matter
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effect of trade policy changes