Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There are two issues. One is the share of income going to the poor--let's say to the bottom 20% of the population--falling or rising, and the other is what's the distribution of the rest of the income. There is clear evidence that in this period of globalization, income distribution is changing, but to get beyond that, as to who the beneficiaries are and who the losers are, is quite a complicated story, and linking that to changes in trade volumes and trade flows is also very complicated.
There is evidence that the top-most percentiles have increased their share of income. There is also evidence that the poorest have not necessarily been the ones to suffer. We are certainly looking at this to see if there is a link between these statistics and specific trade measures. This is a global phenomenon, and that suggests to me there is not much that can be done in terms of trade liberalization or limited trade liberalization that will impact on that. This is more an issue for social policy within a country.