Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis

A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Thailand of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that across the board trade liberalization is poverty-red...

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Main Author: Warr, Peter
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-281772021-04-23T14:04:45Z Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis Warr, Peter ABSOLUTE TERMS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL LIBERALIZATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURE CASH TRANSFERS CHANGES IN POVERTY COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CURRENCY DISTORTIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODEL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC SHOCKS ELASTICITY EXPENDITURE INCREASES EXPORT COMMODITY EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORT SUBSIDY EXPORT VOLUME EXPORTER EXPORTS FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM PRODUCTS FARMER FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICES GDP DEFLATOR GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL ECONOMY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPORT IMPORT PRICE IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL PRICES INVENTORY MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS MEAT MILK NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTION SIDE PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUOTAS REAL GDP REDUCTION IN POVERTY RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE SHEEP STATIC ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TOTAL COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WAGES WEIGHTS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Thailand of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that across the board trade liberalization is poverty-reducing within Thailand, whether other countries participate in the liberalization or not. This poverty reduction occurs among both farm and non-farm households and this qualitative outcome is not dependent on the particular poverty line used in the analysis. Liberalization in agricultural products alone raises poverty incidence among farm households, while reducing it slightly among non-farm households. 2017-09-07T18:03:40Z 2017-09-07T18:03:40Z 2009-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/687511468128966777/Agricultural-trade-reform-and-poverty-in-Thailand-a-general-equilibrium-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28177 English en_US Agricultural Distortions Working Paper;102 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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topic ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL LIBERALIZATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURE
CASH TRANSFERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMODITY MARKETS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CURRENCY
DISTORTIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MODEL
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ELASTICITY
EXPENDITURE INCREASES
EXPORT COMMODITY
EXPORT SUBSIDIES
EXPORT SUBSIDY
EXPORT VOLUME
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARM PRODUCTS
FARMER
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
GDP DEFLATOR
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL ECONOMY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IMPORT
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT PRICES
IMPORTS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS
MEAT
MILK
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTION SIDE
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUOTAS
REAL GDP
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POOR
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
SHEEP
STATIC ANALYSIS
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAXATION
TOTAL COSTS
TRADE DATA
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
VEGETABLE OILS
VEGETABLES
WAGES
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL LIBERALIZATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURE
CASH TRANSFERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMODITY MARKETS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CURRENCY
DISTORTIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MODEL
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ELASTICITY
EXPENDITURE INCREASES
EXPORT COMMODITY
EXPORT SUBSIDIES
EXPORT SUBSIDY
EXPORT VOLUME
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARM PRODUCTS
FARMER
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
GDP DEFLATOR
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL ECONOMY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IMPORT
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT PRICES
IMPORTS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INVENTORY
MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS
MEAT
MILK
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTION SIDE
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUOTAS
REAL GDP
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POOR
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
SHEEP
STATIC ANALYSIS
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAXATION
TOTAL COSTS
TRADE DATA
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
VEGETABLE OILS
VEGETABLES
WAGES
WEIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
Warr, Peter
Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Thailand
relation Agricultural Distortions Working Paper;102
description A general equilibrium modeling approach is used to estimate the effects within Thailand of unilateral and global trade liberalization, including effects on poverty incidence. It is concluded that across the board trade liberalization is poverty-reducing within Thailand, whether other countries participate in the liberalization or not. This poverty reduction occurs among both farm and non-farm households and this qualitative outcome is not dependent on the particular poverty line used in the analysis. Liberalization in agricultural products alone raises poverty incidence among farm households, while reducing it slightly among non-farm households.
format Working Paper
author Warr, Peter
author_facet Warr, Peter
author_sort Warr, Peter
title Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_short Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_full Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_fullStr Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in Thailand : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_sort agricultural trade reform and poverty in thailand : a general equilibrium analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/687511468128966777/Agricultural-trade-reform-and-poverty-in-Thailand-a-general-equilibrium-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28177
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