How Does Vietnam's Accession to the World Trade Organization Change the Spatial Incidence of Poverty?

dc.creatorFujii, Tomoki
dc.creatorRoland-Holst, David
dc.date2012-05-25T14:12:40Z
dc.date2012-05-25T14:12:40Z
dc.date2008-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:26Z
dc.descriptionTrade policies can promote aggregate efficiency, but the ensuing structural adjustments generally create both winners and losers. From an incomes perspective, trade liberalization can raise gross domestic product per capita, but rates of emergence from poverty depend on individual household characteristics of economic participation and asset holding. To fully realize the growth potential of trade, while limiting the risk of rising inequality, policies need to better account for microeconomic heterogeneity. One approach to this is geographic targeting that shifts resources to poor areas. This study combines an integrated microsimulation-computable general equilibrium model with small area estimation to evaluate the spatial incidence of Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization. Provincial-level poverty reduction after full liberalization was heterogeneous, ranging from 2.2 percent to 14.3 percent. Full liberalization will benefit the poor on a national basis, but the northwestern area of Vietnam is likely to lag behind. Furthermore, poverty can be shown to increase under comparable scenarios.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9017475/vietnams-accession-world-trade-organization-change-spatial-incidence-poverty
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6405
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4521
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416619
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4521
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectASSET HOLDINGS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCOVARIANCE MATRIX
dc.subjectCROSS COUNTRY
dc.subjectCROSS COUNTRY REGRESSION
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDISAGGREGATED LEVEL
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SYSTEMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEQUATIONS
dc.subjectERROR TERM
dc.subjectERROR TERMS
dc.subjectESTIMATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectESTIMATION RESULTS
dc.subjectEXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFARM OUTPUT
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORT LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME MEASURES
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEDIUM TERM
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectNORMAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOINT ESTIMATE
dc.subjectPOINT ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOLICY ISSUES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PROVINCES
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREFORM POLICIES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE REGIME
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectUSE PER CAPITA
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE EARNERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleHow Does Vietnam's Accession to the World Trade Organization Change the Spatial Incidence of Poverty?

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