01773cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006747 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455208838 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Topalova, Petia. Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization Evidenceon Poverty From India / Petia Topalova. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (46 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 This paper uses the 1991 Indian trade liberalization to measure the impact of trade liberalization on poverty, and to examine the mechanisms underpinning this impact. Variation in sectoral composition across districts and liberalization intensity across production sectors allows a difference-in-difference approach. Rural districts, in which production sectors more exposed to liberalization were concentrated, experienced slower decline in poverty and lower consumption growth. The impact of liberalization was most pronounced among the least geographically mobile, at the bottom of the income distribution, and in Indian states where inflexible labor laws impeded factor reallocation across sectors. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/218 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/218/001.2010.issue-218-en.xml IMF e-Library