dc.creatorPorto, Guido Gustavo
dc.date2015-12
dc.date2021-11-04T13:28:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-15T03:59:33Z
dc.date.available2023-07-15T03:59:33Z
dc.identifierhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/127740
dc.identifierissn:2110-7017
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7467836
dc.descriptionThis paper explores an empirical methodology to assess the impacts of trade reforms in agriculture on household behavior in developing countries. I focus on consumption and income responses: when price reforms take place, households modify consumption and production decisions and local labor markets adjust. The paper proposes a joint estimator of demand and wage price elasticities from survey data. The method uses an empirical model of demand to extract price information from unit values, and uses this information to estimate the response of households to price reforms. By correcting unit values for quality effects and measurement error, the method overcomes the problem of the endogeneity of unit values. By endogeneizing household income, the model corrects potential biases in the estimation of own- and cross-price elasticities in consumption. I apply the method to an expenditure and income survey for rural Mexico. It is shown that the corrections suggested in this paper are empirically important. In particular, I show that allowing for consumption and income responses is a key element of an accurate empirical assessment of trade policy.
dc.descriptionFacultad de Ciencias Económicas
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.format116-142
dc.languagees
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
dc.subjectEconomía
dc.subjectagricultural trade reforms
dc.subjectwelfare and poverty impacts of trade policy
dc.titleEstimating household responses to trade reforms: Net consumers and net producers in rural Mexico
dc.typeArticulo
dc.typePreprint


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