Trade openness and working poverty: empirical evidences from developing countries

Purpose Existence of working poverty reduces the effectiveness strategy “increasing employment to reduce poverty”. Developed countries are already concerned about it but insufficient attention has been made by developing countries. Focusing on this study identifies (1) effects trade openness (TO) and (2) whether trap exists or not in Both objectives also analyzed for three subsamples low income, lower-middle income upper-middle Design/methodology/approach Panel data 98 over period 2000–2016 have collected study. Fixed effect GMM methods applied static dynamic analysis, respectively. Findings The finds that TO significantly rate (WPR) (mainly driven up countries). positive association between WPR with its previous year's proves existence trap. Research limitations/implications study's outcome is subject selected time, methods. Future research should use more improve identify channels through which could affect poverty. Practical implications Middle increase Low highest search way derive beneficial Social Working only a developed country issue rather global phenomenon. Hence, expected will raise social consciousness phenomenon too. Originality/value fulfills gaps identifying in-work