impact of trade liberalization on household welfare an applied general equilibrium analysis prakash raj sapkota february 17 2000 mimap nepal mpia himalayan institute development gpo box 6052 kathmandu acknowledgements i would like to acknowledge the help receive from team at quebec including professor bernard decaluwe john cockburn and veronique robichaud also luc savard when he was in crefa this study not have been possible without technical assistance idrc under initiatives thank randy spence rodney schmidt for their enthusiasm zeal conduct usual caveats are mine activities table contents 2 overview economic 4 1 3 macroeconomic reforms 6 reform manufacturing sector 7 regime with india 8 third countries 10 1992 policy 5 import tariff 11 effective tariffs 13 major export promotion 14 government