No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers21 Jun 2013Sugar Prices, Labor Income, And Poverty In BrazilAuthors/Editors: Marcelo Olarreaga, Ekaterina KrivonosMarcelo Olarreaga, Ekaterina Krivonoshttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3874SectionsAboutPDF (0.4 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on household labor income and poverty in Brazil. The authors first estimate the extent of price transmission from world markets to 11 Brazilian states to capture the fact that some local markets may be relatively more isolated from changes in world prices. They then simultaneously estimate the impact that changes in domestic sugar prices have on regional wages and employment depending on worker characteristics. Finally, they measure the impact on household income of a 10 percent increase in world sugar prices. Results suggest that workers in the sugar sector and in sugar-producing regions have better employment opportunities and experience larger wage increases. More interestingly, households at the top of the income distribution experience larger income gains due to higher wages, whereas households at the bottom of the distribution experience larger income gains due to movements out of unemployment. Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByExpansion of sugarcane production in São Paulo, Brazil: Implications for fire occurrence and respiratory healthAgriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Vol.132, No.1-2 View Published: April 2006 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsLatin America & CaribbeanRelated CountriesBrazilRelated TopicsIndustryAgricultureSocial Protections and LaborRural DevelopmentMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthInternational Economics & TradePrivate Sector DevelopmentFinance and Financial Sector Development KeywordsAGRICULTUREALCOHOL INDUSTRYALCOHOL PRODUCTIONBEVERAGESCANE SUGARDATESDISTILLERIESFOODFOOD INDUSTRYINDUSTRIAL WORKERSMILLSPRICEPRICESSUGARSUGAR BEETSUGAR CANESUGAR CANE INDUSTRYSUGAR INDUSTRYSUGAR WORKERSWORLD MARKETS Loading ...