Replication data for: Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization: Evidence on Poverty from India

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Project Citation:

Topalova, Petia. Replication data for: Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization: Evidence on Poverty from India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113765V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper uses the 1991 Indian trade liberalization to measure the impact of trade liberalization on poverty, and to examine the mechanisms underpinning this impact. Variation in sectoral composition across districts and liberalization intensity across production sectors allows a difference-in-difference approach. Rural districts, in which production sectors more exposed to liberalization were concentrated, experienced slower decline in poverty and lower consumption growth. The impact of liberalization was most pronounced among the least geographically mobile at the bottom of the income distribution, and in Indian states where inflexible labor laws impeded factor reallocation across sectors. (JEL F13, I32, O15, O18, O19, O24)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      F13 Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
      I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
      O19 International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
      O24 Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy

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