Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India

This paper attempts to assess the impact of trade liberalization on growth, poverty, and food security in India with the help of a national-level computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The results show that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth and income-poverty reduction projected to occur...

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Autores principales: Panda, Manoj, Ganesh-Kumar, Anand
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161997
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description This paper attempts to assess the impact of trade liberalization on growth, poverty, and food security in India with the help of a national-level computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The results show that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth and income-poverty reduction projected to occur following trade liberalization do not necessarily improve the food security and/or nutritional status of the poor. Evidence from simulations of (partial) trade reforms reflecting a possible Doha-like scenario show that the bottom 30 percent of the population in both rural and urban areas would suffer a decline in calorie and protein intake, in contrast to the rest of the population, even as all households increase their intake of fats. The food security / nutritional status outcome with regard to individual nutrients depends crucially on movements in the relative prices of different commodities along with changes in income levels. These results show that trade policy analysis should consider indicators of food security in addition to the overall growth and poverty measures traditionally considered in such studies.
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spelling CGSpace1619972025-11-06T07:24:21Z Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India Panda, Manoj Ganesh-Kumar, Anand food security nutrition computable general equilibrium models globalization markets trade This paper attempts to assess the impact of trade liberalization on growth, poverty, and food security in India with the help of a national-level computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The results show that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth and income-poverty reduction projected to occur following trade liberalization do not necessarily improve the food security and/or nutritional status of the poor. Evidence from simulations of (partial) trade reforms reflecting a possible Doha-like scenario show that the bottom 30 percent of the population in both rural and urban areas would suffer a decline in calorie and protein intake, in contrast to the rest of the population, even as all households increase their intake of fats. The food security / nutritional status outcome with regard to individual nutrients depends crucially on movements in the relative prices of different commodities along with changes in income levels. These results show that trade policy analysis should consider indicators of food security in addition to the overall growth and poverty measures traditionally considered in such studies. 2009 2024-11-21T10:00:15Z 2024-11-21T10:00:15Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161997 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Panda, Manoj; Ganesh-Kumar, Anand. 2009. Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 930. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161997
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nutrition
computable general equilibrium models
globalization
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trade
Panda, Manoj
Ganesh-Kumar, Anand
Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India
title Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India
title_full Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India
title_fullStr Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India
title_full_unstemmed Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India
title_short Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India
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nutrition
computable general equilibrium models
globalization
markets
trade
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