Policy Review: Is Inequality a Policy Choice?

Mamoon, Dawood (2017): Policy Review: Is Inequality a Policy Choice?

Abstract

The paper is a short literature review that suggests that trade policy as opposed to general measures of openness does correlate with inequality. The review suggests that developing countries are not ready to fully integrate with global trade because significant segments of populations are unskilled whereas global trade patterns benefit only skilled or semi-skilled.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Inequality, Integration, Trade Policy
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions

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