Using newly available customs data from Bangladesh, along with additional administrative and survey data, this study examines how variation in import tariffs on key agricultural inputs affects men's and women’s agricultural employment and production-given a high degree of segmentation among...

This paper quantifies the value of fertilizer for agricultural production and trade in a developing economy where agriculture is centrally important by using an unprecedented natural experiment whereby the government of Sri Lanka imposed an abrupt and unexpected ban on the imports of all...

The cost of food rose all over the world in 2022. The spike in the prices of bread was swift and shocking, partly because of its symbolic value in many countries and its importance as a staple, which turns its scarcity into a political issue. This phenomenon is particularly worrisome in...

Throughout its history, India has been viewed as an agricultural country. 54.6 percent of India's population (census 2011) is employed in agriculture and related sectors, which accounted for 17.4 percent of GDP in 2016-17. (Current prices). Agriculture accounted for 10.5% of India's total...