Protectionism and Gender Inequality in Developing Countries

How do tariffs impact gender inequality? Using harmonized household survey and tariff data from 54 low- and middle-income countries, this paper shows that protectionism has an anti-female bias. On average, tariffs repress the real incomes of female...

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Main Authors: Artuc, Erhan, Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas, Porto, Guido, Rijkers, Bob
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/531661629221891813/Protectionism-and-Gender-Inequality-in-Developing-Countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36173