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| Cogneau, Denis; Robilliard, Anne-Sophie. |
| This paper presents an applied microsimulation model built on household data with explicit treatment of heterogeneity of skills, labor preferences and opportunities, and consumption preferences at the individual and/or household level, while allowing for an endogenous determination of relative prices between sectors. The model is primarily focused on labor markets and labor allocation at the household level, but consumption behavior is also modeled. Modeling choices are driven by a desire to make the best possible use of microeconomic information derived from household data. This framework supports analysis of the impact of different growth strategies on poverty and income distribution, without making use of the “representative agent” assumption. The model... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: International Development. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16314 |
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