02617nam a2200361 a 4500 20181210070711.0 cr ||||||||||| 060206s2006 dcu sb i000 0 eng 2005399846 DLC DLC BD-DhBPA HG3881.5.W57 338.973 BUS 2006 Bussolo, Mauricio. 95099 Structural change and poverty reduction in Brazil : the impact of the DOHA round / Maurizio Bussolo; Jann Lay; Dominique van der Mensbrugghe Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006 65 p. : ill. ; 23 cm,. Policy research working paper ; 3833 Title from PDF file as viewed on 2/6/2006. Includes bibliographical references. "Over the medium time horizon, skill upgrading, differentials in sectoral technological progress, and migration of labor out of farming activities are some of the major structural adjustment factors shaping the evolution of an economy and its connected poverty trends. The main focus of the authors is understanding, for the case of Brazil, how a trade shock interacts with these structural forces and ascertaining whether it enhances or hinders medium-term poverty reduction. In particular, they consider the interactions between the migration of labor out of agriculture, a potentially important poverty reduction factor, and trade liberalization, which increases the price incentives to stay in agriculture. A recursive-dynamic computable general equilibrium model simulates Doha scenarios and compares them against a business as usual scenario. The authors estimate the poverty effects using a microsimulation model that primarily takes into account individuals' labor supply decisions. Their analysis shows that trade liberalization does contribute to structural poverty reduction. But unless increased productivity and stronger growth rates are attributed to trade reform, its contribution to medium-term poverty reduction is rather small. "--World Bank web site. Also available in print. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Zahid Economic assistance, Domestic Brazil. 107739 Poverty Brazil. 107740 Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Brazil. 107741 Lay, Jann 107742 Mensbrugghe, Dominique van der 107743 World Bank. 107744 Policy research working papers (Online) ; 3833. 107745 ddc BK 37469 37469 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GRR 2018-05-13 0 338.973 BUS 2006 WB3904 2018-05-13 00:00:00 2018-05-13 BK Zahid