Trade reform and gender in Mozambique

TY - JOUR

T1 -  Trade reform and gender in Mozambique

AU - Arndt, Channing

AU - Robinson, Sherman

AU - Tarp, Finn

N1 - JEL classification: D58, O24, O55

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - This paper uses an economywide model to study the impact of trade policy reform on male and female labor in Mozambique. The model disaggregates factor markets by skill and gender, and incorporates links between trade reform, product prices and wages by gender. The model also includes a detailed treatment of production technology and import protection, and is linked to a top-down microsimulation model of households. We find that trade policy has only a modest effect on gender wage differentials, and conclude that policy concerns with gender imbalances should focus on skill upgrading and sectoral mobility rather than on trade policy

AB - This paper uses an economywide model to study the impact of trade policy reform on male and female labor in Mozambique. The model disaggregates factor markets by skill and gender, and incorporates links between trade reform, product prices and wages by gender. The model also includes a detailed treatment of production technology and import protection, and is linked to a top-down microsimulation model of households. We find that trade policy has only a modest effect on gender wage differentials, and conclude that policy concerns with gender imbalances should focus on skill upgrading and sectoral mobility rather than on trade policy

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Mozambique

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0345-8555

VL - 32

SP - 73

EP - 89

JO - Nordic Journal of Political Economy

JF - Nordic Journal of Political Economy

IS - 1

ER -