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Title: |
Foreign Trade, Employment and Income Distribution: The Case of
Bangladesh |
| Author: |
Kim, Kwan S.;
Tareq, Shamsdin M. |
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Affiliation: |
U Notre Dame;
IMF |
| Source: |
International Economic Journal, Summer 1991, v. 5, no. 2, pp. 63-76 |
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Publication Date: |
Summer 1991 |
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Abstract: |
This study, based on a social accounting
framework, investigates quantitative effects of the choice of foreign
trade regime on domestic employment and the distribution of income for
Bangladesh. Among the three broad categories of trade regime--export
promotion, import substitution, or non-tradable sector
expansion--agricultural and agroindustry-based exports are shown to have
the largest income and employment effects through interindustry
linkages. Import substitution in manufacturing industries, particularly
in those with heavy import requirements, provides limited potentials for
employment and income generation. The strategy choice does nto
discernibly change the distribution of income, although it differently
affects the incomes of the poor. |
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