01703cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001470 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451847512 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Bannister, Geoffrey. International Trade and Poverty Alleviation / Geoffrey Bannister. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Empirical studies suggest that trade reform has a positive effect on employment and income for the poor; however, there are winners and losers. If the transitional costs of trade liberalization fall disproportionately on the poor, trade reform can be designed to mitigate these effects. This includes making reforms as broad based as possible, sequencing and phasing them to allow for adjustment, and implementing social safety nets and other reforms that facilitate adjustment to the new trade policy. In assessing these findings, it should be borne in mind that the links between trade reform and poverty are complex, making systematic empirical investigations difficult. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/054 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/054/001.2001.issue-054-en.xml IMF e-Library