01952cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008375 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451844931 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Berg, Andrew. Trade, Growth, and Poverty : A Selective Survey / Andrew Berg, Anne Krueger. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (51 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 survey of the recent literature asks: how important is trade policy for poverty reduction? We consider the effects of openness on poverty in two components: the effect of openness on average income growth, and the effect on distribution for a given growth rate. Evidence from a variety of sources (cross-country and panel growth regressions, industry and firm-level research, and case studies) supports the view that trade openness contributes greatly to growth. Moreover, trade openness does not have systematic effects on the poor beyond its effect on overall growth. Trade policy is only one of many determinants of growth and poverty reduction. Trade openness has important positive spillovers on other aspects of reform, however, so that the correlation of trade with other pro-reform policies speaks to the advantages of making openness a primary part of the reform package. Mode of access: Internet Krueger, Anne. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/030 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2003/030/001.2003.issue-030-en.xml IMF e-Library