Long-Run Impacts of China ' s WTO Accession on Farm-Nonfarm Income Inequality and Rural Poverty *

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Author	Anderson, Kym Huang, Jikun Ianchovichina, Elena
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	Many fear China's accession to the World Trade aggregate falls. New estimates, from the global Organization (WTO) will impoverish its rural people by economywide numerical simulation model known as way of greater import competition in its agricultural GTAP, of the likely changes in agricultural and other markets. Anderson, Huang, and lanchovichina explore product prices as a result of WTO accession are drawn that possibility bearing in mind that, even if producer on to examine empirically the factor reward implications prices of some (land-intensive) farm products fall, prices of China's WTO accession. The results suggest farmof other (labor-intensive) farm products could rise. Also, nonfarm and Western-Eastern income inequality may the removal of restrictions on exports of textiles and well rise in China but rural-urban income inequality need clothing could boost town and village enterprises, so not. The authors conclude with some policy suggestions demand for unskilled labor for nonfarm work in rural for alleviating any pockets of farm household poverty areas may grow even if demand for farm labor in that may emerge as a result of WTO accession. This paper-a product of the Economic Policy Division, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network-is part of a larger effort in the network to assess the impact of China's WTO accession. Copies of the paper are available free from the World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Please contact Sarah Lipscomb, room MC4-404, telephone 202-458-7266, fax 202-522-2530, email address slipscomb@worldbank.org. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank.org. The authors may be contacted at k.anderson@adelaide.edu.au, jikhuang@public.bta.net.cn, or eianchovichina@worldbank.org. May 2003. (33 pages) The PolPcy Research Workong Paper Sebyes dremtnates the fCndcigs of work in proass to encourage the exchange of ideas about development Issues. An objective of the series is toget the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretathons, and conclusions expre-ssed in tb s paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessanly represent the viewo of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countnes they represent. Produced by Partnerships, Capacity Building, and Outreach Long-Run Impacts of China's WTO Accession on Farm-Nonfarm Income Inequality and Rural Poverty* Kym Anderson,t Jikun Huang,l and Elena Ianchovichina§
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Subject Keyword	Accession Number (identifier) Accession number (bioinformatics) Accidental Falls Aggregate data Computer simulation Estimated Mind Numerical analysis Social inequality
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