Trade reform and gender in Mozambique
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Trade reform and gender in Mozambique. / Arndt, Channing; Robinson, Sherman; Tarp, Finn.
In: Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2006, p. 73-89.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Trade reform and gender in Mozambique
AU - Arndt, Channing
AU - Robinson, Sherman
AU - Tarp, Finn
N1 - JEL classification: D58, O24, O55
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This paper uses an economywide model to study the impact of trade policy reform on male and female labor in Mozambique. The model disaggregates factor markets by skill and gender, and incorporates links between trade reform, product prices and wages by gender. The model also includes a detailed treatment of production technology and import protection, and is linked to a top-down microsimulation model of households. We find that trade policy has only a modest effect on gender wage differentials, and conclude that policy concerns with gender imbalances should focus on skill upgrading and sectoral mobility rather than on trade policy
AB - This paper uses an economywide model to study the impact of trade policy reform on male and female labor in Mozambique. The model disaggregates factor markets by skill and gender, and incorporates links between trade reform, product prices and wages by gender. The model also includes a detailed treatment of production technology and import protection, and is linked to a top-down microsimulation model of households. We find that trade policy has only a modest effect on gender wage differentials, and conclude that policy concerns with gender imbalances should focus on skill upgrading and sectoral mobility rather than on trade policy
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Mozambique
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 73
EP - 89
JO - Nordic Journal of Political Economy
JF - Nordic Journal of Political Economy
SN - 0345-8555
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 320870