The impact of tariff removal on poverty in Zimbabwe : a computable general equilibrium microsimulation

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Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret
Mabugu, Ramos
Kandiero, Tonia

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Taylor & Francis

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The paper uses a microsimulation computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to study the impact on poverty of a complete removal of tariffs in Zimbabwe. The model incorporates 14,006 households derived from the 1995 Poverty Assessment Study Survey. This paper's novelty is that it is one among a small group of papers that incorporates individual households in the CGE model as opposed to having representative households. Using individual households allows for a comprehensive analysis of poverty. The complete removal of tariffs favours exporting sectors. Poverty falls in the economy while inequality hardly changes. The results differ between rural and urban areas.

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Computable general equilibrium (CGE), Poverty, Microsimulation, Zimbabwe, Tariffs removal, Individual households

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Chitiga, M, Mabugu, R & Kandiero, T 2007, 'The impact of tariff removal on poverty in Zimbabwe : a computable general equilibrium microsimulation', Journal of Development Studies, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 1105-1125. [http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00220388.asp]