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Case Study: The growth and poverty impacts of trade liberalization in Senegal

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  • John Cockburn

    (Université Laval, Pavillon J-A DeSève, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6;)

  • Erwin Corong

    (Monash University, Centre of Policy Studies, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3168)

  • Bernard Decaluwé

    (Université Laval, Pavillon J-A DeSève, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6;)

  • Ismaël Fofana

    (Université Laval, Pavillon J-A DeSève, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6)

  • Véronique Robichaud

    (Université Laval, Pavillon J-A DeSève, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6;)

Abstract

Most empirical studies find relatively small welfare and poverty impacts of trade liberalization, mainly as a result of the static framework generally used, in which welfare gains and poverty impacts result solely from a short term reallocation of resources. Using Senegal as a case study, we illustrate the results of integrating the growth and productivity gain effects of trade liberalization with the resulting long-run impacts on welfare and poverty. We show that the distributional impacts between poor and non-poor depend upon the specific nature of the trade liberalization policies adopted; and the characteristics of the economy in which it occurs. In the Senegalese case, the predicted principal beneficiaries of trade liberalization are urban and higher skill workers.

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  • John Cockburn & Erwin Corong & Bernard Decaluwé & Ismaël Fofana & Véronique Robichaud, 2010. "Case Study: The growth and poverty impacts of trade liberalization in Senegal," International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association, vol. 3(1), pages 109-113.
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