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Gendered effects of trade restrictions on labour market outcomes in Malawi

author(s) Kankwamba, Henry
from CGIAR - Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
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  • Africa
  • World
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
citation

Kankwamba, Henry. 2024. Gendered effects of trade restrictions on labour market outcomes in Malawi. In Integrating trade and decent work. Volume 1: Has trade led to better jobs? Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators, eds. Marva Corley-Coulibaly, Pelin Sekerler Richiardi and Franz Christian Ebert. Chapter 7, Pp. 209-238.

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Abstract

This chapter explores the impact of tariff increases on female unemployment and the agricultural sector in Malawi. Combining a standard general equilibrium model with a top-down behavioural microsimulation, the author finds that a move towards trade restrictions would destroy over 1 million jobs in the country, affecting primarily women across the labour market but more markedly in agriculture.

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