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Author |
: David Coady, Paul Dorosh, and Bart Minten |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
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: 2009 |
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Synopsis Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices by : David Coady, Paul Dorosh, and Bart Minten
Higher world food prices have led many developing countries to adopt policies to mitigate the impact on low-income households. This article sets out a partial equilibrium framework to evaluate the efficiency, distributional, and revenue implications of alternative policy responses. The model is applied to evaluate tariff reductions and targeted transfers in Madagascar. Although lowering tariffs generates substantial efficiency gains, these accrue mainly to the top half of the welfare distribution, and poor net sellers are actually worse off. Developing a system of targeted direct transfers to poor households is likely to be a substantially more cost-effective approach to poverty alleviation.
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: Matthias Kalkuhl |
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: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 620 |
Release |
: 2016-04-12 |
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: 9783319282015 |
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: 3319282018 |
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: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy by : Matthias Kalkuhl
This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from on-the-ground surveys, to panel econometrics and innovative high-frequency time series analysis as well as computational economics methods. It offers policy analysts and decision-makers guidance on dealing with extreme volatility.
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: Alejandro Nin Pratt and Bingxin Yu |
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: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 72 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis An Updated Look at the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Alejandro Nin Pratt and Bingxin Yu
Author |
: Dorosh, Paul A. |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 30 |
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: 2018-11-15 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Droughts, cereal prices, and price stabilization options in Ethiopia by : Dorosh, Paul A.
Increases in cereal prices can have adverse effects on poor net food buyers. This is a particular problem in Ethiopia because of frequent natural calamities – especially droughts – that lead to significant price hikes. Conversely, falling domestic prices of some cereals (especially maize), typically at harvest time, can be detrimental to producers who are net sellers. Price stabilization efforts are therefore an important consideration for Ethiopian policy makers. This paper sheds light on options for cereal price stabilization in Ethiopia drawing on experiences of other developing countries. The international experience in food price stabilization shows that while some countries have achieved success, the efforts of many others have actually destabilized market prices at great fiscal cost. We assess the extent to which price stabilization efforts in Ethiopia were effective during the major El Niño induced drought of 2015/16 and find that opportunities were missed to enhance food security and consumer welfare through permitting private sector imports in order to curtail the rise in cereal prices and to reduce fiscal costs for the government and donors.
Author |
: Todd Benson, Nicholas Minot, John Pender, Miguel Robles, Joachim von Braun |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 52 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780896295339 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0896295338 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Global food crises: Monitoring and assessing impact to inform policy responses by : Todd Benson, Nicholas Minot, John Pender, Miguel Robles, Joachim von Braun
Strong upward trends and increased variability in global food prices over the past two years have led to concern that hunger and poverty will increase across the world.
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: Bryce Cooke |
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: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 44 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Recent food prices movements by : Bryce Cooke
From 2006 to mid-2008 the international prices of agricultural commodities increased considerably, by a factor larger than two. This upward trend in agricultural prices captured the world's attention as a new food crisis was emerging. Several explanations for these movements in prices, ranging from demand-driven forces to supply shocks, have been provided by analysts, researchers, and development institutions. This paper is an attempt to empirically validate these explanations using time series econometrics and data at monthly frequency. We focus on the international price of corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans. First, we identify variables associated with the factors mentioned as causing the increase in these agricultural commodities prices. Second, we use time series analysis to try to quantitatively validate those explanations. The empirical work presented here includes first difference models and rolling Granger causality tests. Overall, our empirical analysis mainly provides evidence that financial activity in futures markets and proxies for speculation can help explain the observed change in food prices; any other explanation is not well supported by our time series analysis.
Author |
: Jean-Paul Chavas |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 394 |
Release |
: 2014-10-14 |
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: 9780226128924 |
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: 022612892X |
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: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Economics of Food Price Volatility by : Jean-Paul Chavas
"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.
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: Roberto Rigobón |
Publisher |
: Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2011-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780815705154 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0815705158 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Economía: Spring 2010 by : Roberto Rigobón
This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.
Author |
: Xiaobo Zhang |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 28 |
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: 2008 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Race to the Top and Race to the Bottom: Tax Competition in Rural China by : Xiaobo Zhang
Author |
: Mr.Benedict J. Clements |
Publisher |
: International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages |
: 721 |
Release |
: 2015-09-21 |
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: 9781513509990 |
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: 1513509993 |
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: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Inequality and Fiscal Policy by : Mr.Benedict J. Clements
The sizeable increase in income inequality experienced in advanced economies and many parts of the world since the 1990s and the severe consequences of the global economic and financial crisis have brought distributional issues to the top of the policy agenda. The challenge for many governments is to address concerns over rising inequality while simultaneously promoting economic efficiency and more robust economic growth. The book delves into this discussion by analyzing fiscal policy and its link with inequality. Fiscal policy is the government’s most powerful tool for addressing inequality. It affects households ‘consumption directly (through taxes and transfers) and indirectly (via incentives for work and production and the provision of public goods and individual services such as education and health). An important message of the book is that growth and equity are not necessarily at odds; with the appropriate mix of policy instruments and careful policy design, countries can in many cases achieve better distributional outcomes and improve economic efficiency. Country studies (on the Netherlands, China, India, Republic of Congo, and Brazil) demonstrate the diversity of challenges across countries and their differing capacity to use fiscal policy for redistribution. The analysis presented in the book builds on and extends work done at the IMF, and also includes contributions from leading academics.