International Market Access and Poverty in Argentina

This paper examines the impact of access to international agro-manufacture markets on poverty in Argentina. Estimates from the literature suggest that expanded market access would cause the international price of Argentine exports of agro-manufactures to increase by between 8.7% and 15.9%. I explore...

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Main Author:	Porto, Guido
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4848

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spelling	okr-10986-48482021-04-23T14:02:19Z International Market Access and Poverty in Argentina Porto, Guido Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 This paper examines the impact of access to international agro-manufacture markets on poverty in Argentina. Estimates from the literature suggest that expanded market access would cause the international price of Argentine exports of agro-manufactures to increase by between 8.7% and 15.9%. I explore two poverty effects caused by these prices changes: on food expenditure and on wages. Using a household budget survey, I estimate the impact of higher food prices on the Argentine poverty line. Using a labor force survey, I estimate the responses of wages to changes in export prices. My main finding is that market access would cause poverty to decline in Argentina. From a national head count of 29.26%, the poverty rate would decline to between 28.28% and 28.80%. This means that between 161,000 and 343,000 Argentines would be moved out of poverty. 2012-03-30T07:30:02Z 2012-03-30T07:30:02Z 2010 Journal Article Review of International Economics 09657576 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4848 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Argentina
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description	This paper examines the impact of access to international agro-manufacture markets on poverty in Argentina. Estimates from the literature suggest that expanded market access would cause the international price of Argentine exports of agro-manufactures to increase by between 8.7% and 15.9%. I explore two poverty effects caused by these prices changes: on food expenditure and on wages. Using a household budget survey, I estimate the impact of higher food prices on the Argentine poverty line. Using a labor force survey, I estimate the responses of wages to changes in export prices. My main finding is that market access would cause poverty to decline in Argentina. From a national head count of 29.26%, the poverty rate would decline to between 28.28% and 28.80%. This means that between 161,000 and 343,000 Argentines would be moved out of poverty.
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title	International Market Access and Poverty in Argentina
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International Market Access and Poverty in Argentina

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