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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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Transition economies' perspective: getting ready for the Millenium Round trade negotiations

Grote, Ulrike; Wehrheim, Peter - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

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Economic reform in Europe and the former Soviet Union: implications for international food markets

Tyers, Rod - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1994

reduce food exports in Western Europe. Will the transition to market- oriented policy regimes in Eastern Europe and the … former Soviet Union expand agricultural production there, eventually offsetting the reductions in Western Europe and leading … countries? Addressing these questions quantitatively, Rod Tyers concludes that agricultural exports in Eastern Europe and the …

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Improving the measurement of food security:

Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food...

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The role of agriculture in the fast-growing Rwandan economy: Assessing growth alternatives:

Diao, Xinshen; Bahiigwa, Godfrey; Pradesha, Angga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This study assesses the future growth prospects of Rwanda. The report first focuses on broad economic growth using a rather aggregated 18-sector dynamic general equilibrium model to display the trade-off between rapid growth and structural change. The analysis shows that with the current...

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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...

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The economywide effects of teff, wheat, and maize production increases in Ethiopia: Results of economywide modeling:

Benson, Todd; Engida, Ermias; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

The government of Ethiopia is investing significant public resources to increase overall national production of teff, wheat, and maize. To better understand the likely economywide effects of increases of between 12 and 14 percent in the national production of these cereals, a set of production...

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A dynamic computable general equilibrium model with working capital for Honduras:

Morley, Samuel; Piñeiro, Valeria; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

In this paper we develop a dynamic real-financial computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Honduras that incorporates working capital. The model is designed to be useful as a development tool and to be used by policymakers who deal with short-run macro and trade issues. Our model extends...

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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries

Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...

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Wage subsidies to combat unemployment and poverty

Burns, Justine; Edwards, Lawrence; Pauw, Karl - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Wage or employment subsidies have been used in both developed and developing countries to raise employment levels. Various advisers to the South African government have endorsed wage subsidies as a policy measure to deal with this countrys massive unemployment problem. This paper takes stock of...

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