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The Growth and Poverty Impacts of Trade Liberalization in Senegal

  1. John Cockburn  Is a corresponding author
  2. Erwin Corong  Is a corresponding author
  3. Bernard Decaluwé  Is a corresponding author
  4. Ismaël Fofana  Is a corresponding author
  5. Véronique Robichaud  Is a corresponding author
  1. Université Laval, Pavillon J-A DeSève, Quebec, Canada
  2. Monash University, Centre of Policy Studies, Australia
Research note
Volume 3(1) Spring 2010
Cite this article as: J. Cockburn, E. Corong, B. Decaluwé, I. Fofana, V. Robichaud; 2010; The Growth and Poverty Impacts of Trade Liberalization in Senegal; International Journal of Microsimulation; 3(1); 109-113. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00029
3 figures and 3 tables

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Growth incidence curves for Senegal (consumption).

Source: Cockburn et al. (2010).

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Change in poverty incidence (percent).

Source: Cockburn et al. (2010).

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Change in poverty measures (in percentage points).

Source: Cockburn et al. (2010).

Tables

Table 1
Key characteristics of external trade (percent).
Share Ratio Tariff rates
Value added Imports Exports Imports/ Consumption Exports/ Output
Primary 15.7 19.3 9.3 26.2 8.5 7.1
Industrial 25.7 72.9 54.5 44.4 18.6 16.7
Services 58.6 7.8 36.2 8.4 18.1 0.0
All 100.0 100.0 100.0 30.9 18.4 13.6

  1. Source: Cockburn et al. (2010).

Table 2
Impacts on demand, output and prices (percent).
Volumes Prices
Imports Dom. sales Exports Output Value added Imports Dom. sales Exports Output Value added
Primary 8.4 2.6 18.1 4.3 3.6 −4.4 −3.2 0.0 −4.7 −5.9
Industrial 16.3 0.5 19.8 4.2 5.5 −12.9 −2.3 0.0 −3.6 −4.3
Services 0.3 2.8 15.4 4.4 3.4 1.8 1.5 0.0 −0.5 0.5
TOTAL 13.7 1.8 18.2 4.3 3.9 −10.3 −0.8 0.0 −2.4 −1.8

  1. Source: Cockburn et al. (2010).

Table 3
Impacts on income and rates of return to factors (percent).
Initial share in total income Change in rates of return to factors
Labor income 40.9 −0.4
Total male 28.4 −0.4
Rural 12.1 −2.3
Urban 16.3 1.0
 -unskilled 7.0 −1.2
 -skilled 9.3 3.9
Total female 12.5 −0.8
Rural 4.5 −2.4
Urban 8.0 0.2
 -unskilled 2.3 −1.4
 -skilled 5.7 4.1
Capital 29.7 −3.0
Non-factor income 29.5 −4.3
Total household income 100.0 −2.0
 Consumer price index   −6.7

  1. Source: Cockburn et al. (2010).

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