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Trade, infrastruture and income inequality in selected Asian countries: An empirical analysis

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  • Ajitava Raychaudhuri
  • Prabir De

    (Jadavpur University)

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This paper attempts to unravel the interlinkages and interconnections among infrastructure, trade openness and income inequality, using panel data of 14 Asia-Pacific countries at different levels of development.

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  • Ajitava Raychaudhuri & Prabir De, 2010. "Trade, infrastruture and income inequality in selected Asian countries: An empirical analysis," Working Papers 8210, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada..
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    1. Independent Evaluation Group, 2008. "The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification : A Reassessment of the Costs and Benefits," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6519, December.
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    2. Bajar, Sumedha. & Rajeev, Meenakshi., 2015. "The impact of infrastructure provisioning on inequality : evidence from India," ILO Working Papers 994882713402676, International Labour Organization.
    3. Muhammad Zakaria & Bashir Ahmed Fida, 2016. "Trade openness and income inequality in China and the SAARC Region," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 30(2), pages 33-44, November.

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    Keywords

    Trade; infrastructure; imcome inequality;
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    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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