Chapter 9 Regional Trade Reform under SAFTA and Income Distribution in South Asia

Abstract

South Asia is one of the world's poorest regions. In this chapter we use a representative household model of South Asia to explore the potential impacts of regional trade liberalization under the auspices of SAFTA on both the distribution of economic gains across the countries of South Asia, and across various groups within South Asia. We also discuss the underlying theory of a potential extension to our approach.

Citation

Gilbert, J. and Oladi, R. (2010), "Chapter 9 Regional Trade Reform under SAFTA and Income Distribution in South Asia", Gilbert, J. (Ed.) New Developments in Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Trade Policy (Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 247-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-8715(2010)0000007012