IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC REFORM ON RURAL†URBAN WELFARE: A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM FRAMEWORK

Iwan J. Azis

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 1997, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: This paper demonstrates how economic reform undertaken in a developing country will impact not only macroeconomic variables but also income distribution between different household groups, particularly between rural and urban households. Unlike the well†known link to macroeconomic variables, the path connecting economic reform with income of rural†urban households is more equivocal and thus demands an inquisition. The CGE model constructed in this study is designed to serve such a purpose. When applied to the Indonesian case, both the static and dynamic simulations indicate that the post†reform progress in the country's macroeconomic condition is likely accompanied by worsening—albeit slightly—household income distribution between income groups. The non agricultural sector appears to be the major beneficiary of the reform. From the dynamic simulation, a worsening distribution is also found between rural and urban areas. However, results of both simulations also show that improved poverty conditions are likely achieved following the reform.

Date: 1997
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