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Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus : A Macro-Micro Approach.
Title:
Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus : A Macro-Micro Approach.
Author:
Hoyos, Rafael E. De.
ISBN:
9780821377635
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (304 pages)
Series:
Equity and Development Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Ackowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus: Introduction and Overview -- Introduction -- Analyzing Trade-Gender-Poverty Linkages -- Trade and Gender -- Gender and Poverty -- From Theory to Practice: Data and Methodology -- Overview of the Volume -- Part I The Macro Approach: Social Accounting Matrices and Computable General Equilibrium Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty -- Part II The Micro Approach: Household Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty -- Notes -- References -- 2 The Gender Effects of Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature -- Introduction -- Does Trade Expansion Increase Employment Opportunities for Women Relative to Men? -- How Does Trade Affect the Gender Earnings Gap? -- How Does Trade Liberalization Affect Intrahousehold Dynamics? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- PART 1 The Macro Approach: Social Accounting Matrices and Computable General Equilibrium Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty -- 3 Oil Price Shocks, Poverty, and Gender: A Social Accounting Matrix Analysis for Kenya -- Introduction -- Social Accounting Matrices: A Brief Review -- Oil Price Shocks in Kenya -- Basic Structure of the Kenya SAM -- Impact of Increase in Oil Price -- Conclusion -- Annex 3A: SAM Model for Impact of Price Shocks -- Annex 3B: Block Decomposition of the Multiplier Matrix -- Notes -- References -- 4 Exports and Labor Income by Gender: A Social Accounting Matrix Analysis for Senegal -- Introduction -- Basic Structure of a Social Accounting Matrix -- Characteristics of the 2004 Senegal SAM -- Activities -- Gender Disaggregation for Labor Income -- Sectoral Growth and Impact on Labor Income Shares by Gender -- Conclusion -- Annex: Block Decomposition of the Multiplier Matrix -- Notes -- References.

5 Trade, Growth, and Gender in Developing Countries: A Comparison of Ghana, Honduras, Senegal, and Uganda -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Impact of Growth on Poverty -- Impact of Trade on Growth and Poverty -- Gender Impacts of Trade and Growth -- Trade Policy in Ghana, Honduras, Senegal, and Uganda -- Methodology: A Gender-Disaggregated Dynamic Economywide Model -- Activities -- Labor -- Households and Government -- Dynamics -- Motors of Growth -- Prices of Capital Goods -- Differential Household Savings Rates -- Technological Progress and Efficiency -- Foreign Investment -- Endogenous Household Savings Rates -- Structure of the Social Accounting Matrices -- Simulation Results -- Simulation Scenario -- Import Response -- Output Response -- Gender-Specific Factor Market Impacts -- Household Income -- Growth Effects -- Conclusion -- Annex: The Model -- Notes -- References -- PART 2 The Micro Approach: Household Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty -- 6 Higher Prices of Export Crops, Intrahousehold Inequality, and Human Capital Accumulation in Senegal -- Introduction -- Agriculture and Poverty in Senegal -- Methodology -- Empirical Results -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 7 More Coffee, More Cigarettes? Coffee Market Liberalization, Gender, and Bargaining in Uganda -- Introduction -- Review of the Literature -- Household Survey Evidence from Uganda -- Effect of Increase in Coffee Income on Household Income Pooling -- Effect of Increase in Coffee Income on Cooperation in Coffee Production -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 8 Gender Impacts of Agricultural Liberalization: Evidence from Ghana -- Introduction -- Agricultural Reforms and the Supply Response in Ghana -- Gender and Agriculture -- Household Responses to Trade Reform from a Gender Perspective -- New Evidence from Household Surveys -- Male and Female Cocoa Farmers.

The Role of Access to Land -- Control over Cocoa Income and the Impact on Expenditure Patterns -- Conclusion -- Annex Tables -- Notes -- References -- 9 Can Maquila Booms Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Honduras -- Introduction -- Trade Expansion and Poverty Alleviation in Honduras, 1990-2006 -- Trade Policy and the Booming Maquila Sector -- Poverty and Workers in the Maquila Sector -- Methodology -- Results -- The Poverty Impact of a Growing Maquila Sector -- Conclusions -- Annex 9A: Main Factors behind Expansion of the Maquila Industry in Honduras -- U.S. Trade Preferences -- Export Incentives, Logistics, and the Cost of Labor -- The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) and the WTO -- Annex 9B: Identifying Employees in the Maquila Industry from Honduras's Household Surveys -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
This volume introduces the gender dimension in the empirical analyses on the links between trade and poverty. Gender disparities, an important component of overall inequality, may limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor people. This view is supported by the robust finding that while growth (as well as the gains from trade) is the major vehicle of lifting people out of poverty, it is more likely to be pro-poor when initial inequality is low. High inequality directly lowers the rate of poverty reduction by hindering growth.Ample evidence shows that, in spite of recent improvements, there are still large gender disparities in access to education, health, credit, and other resources. These disparities create inequality traps for women and lower growth in the aggregate. Trade liberalization can create economic opportunities but because of their different endowments, control over resources, access to labor markets and their different roles within the households, women and men cannot uniformly take advantage of these opportunities.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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