This paper estimates the distribution of welfare gains due to the trade reforms in India by simultaneously considering the effect on prices of tradeable goods and wages. The cost of consumption for each household is affected by the domestic price changes, while wage incomes adjust to these price...

This paper estimates the effect of changes in maternal and paternal labor supply on the schooling rates of children in India using the variation in trade tariffs across a period of liberalization. The results suggest that increases in maternal labor supply raise the schooling probability of...

China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 and its consequent reduction of trade policy uncertainty have been among the main driving forces of its export expansion after 2001. This research studies the impact of the reduction in trade policy uncertainty on employment using...

China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 and its consequent reduction of trade policy uncertainty have been among the main driving forces of its export expansion after 2001. This research studies the impact of the reduction in trade policy uncertainty on employment using...