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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
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The impact of “At-the-Border†and “Behind-the-Border†policies on cost-reducing research and development:
Berthoumieu, Julien; Bouët, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This research paper is aimed at understanding why border trade policies are today complemented with behind …
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Financial constraints and international trade with endogenous mode of competition:
Bouët, Antoine; Vaubourg, Anne-Gaël - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
of trade. By increasing the cost of external finance, a financial shock increases the financial cost of exporting and …
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Did Trade Openness Affect Income Distribution in Latin America? Evidence for the years 1980.2010
Szekely, Miguel; Samano, Claudia - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
This paper offers a medium-term perspective for analysing the trade openness.inequality relationship in Latin America … estimation of the association between trade openness and income distribution over the 30-year period. Our central conclusion in … this regard is that greater trade openness is associated with contemporaneous increases in inequality in the region. The …
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Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania: Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
Ahmed, Syud Amer; Hertel, Thomas W.; Martin, William J. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
countries while simultaneously decreasing the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in Tanzania. Trade restrictions, like …
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A Re-examination of the Relation between Democracy and International Trade The Case of Africa
Balding, Christopher - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
increased international trade. This study tests two theories as to why democracies might trade more. First, political freedom … trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I … utilize a bilateral gravity trade model covering approximately 150 countries from 1950 to 1999, with fixed effects for time …
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Industrial Policy in the Twenty-First Century
Weiss, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
Industrial policy has attracted considerable controversy in the development context. This paper makes a case for a pragmatic and limited approach to interventions as a means of stimulating industrialization in the context of current and future challenges facing newly industrializing economies....
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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
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Ending hunger in our lifetime: Food security and globalization
Runge, C. Ford (contributor); Senauer, Benjamin (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be critical to global peace and stability. Yet we are far from reaching the goal of reducing hunger by 2025. The authors of this book bring good news: hunger can be banished in our...
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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges
Kherallah, Mylene (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies....
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