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Has trade liberalization in South Africa affected men and women differently?:

Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

considerable reforms, the country has failed to generate pro-poor growth, with both unemployment and inequality worsening over the … differently and whether liberalization has contributed to the faster rise in female unemployment and poverty. The results suggest …

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Wage subsidies to combat unemployment and poverty

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

massive unemployment problem. This paper takes stock of the international literature and conducts an economywide macro … investigates whether this policy measure is appropriate in dealing with South Africas particular sources of unemployment. We argue … dominant policy instrument for dealing with the broader unemployment problem. To enhance the effectiveness of wage subsidies …

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Social security: What can developing countries learn from developed countries?

Dethier, Jean-Jacques - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

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The impact of Oportunidades on human capital and income distribution: A top-down/bottom-up approach

Debowicz, Dario; Golan, Jennifer - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

In an effort to inform social policy in Mexico, this paper analyzes the effects of a major social program on school attendance and household income distribution, accounting for its partial and general equilibrium effects. Linking a microeconometric simulation model and a general equilibrium...

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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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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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A picture of tariff protection across the World in 2004: MAcMap-HS6, Version 2

Boumellassa, Houssein; Debucquet, David Laborde; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

MAcMap-HS6v2 is a comprehensive database providing detailed protection data at the 6 digit level of the harmonized system (HS6), i.e. more than 5000 products, for the year 2004. It includes ad valorem equivalents on MFN tariffs for 169 importing countries, as well as bilateral applied...

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The potential cost of a failed doha round:

Bouet, Antoine; Debucquet, David Laborde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This study offers new conclusions on the economic cost of a failed Doha Round. The first section is devoted to an analysis of how trade policies evolve in the long and medium runs. We show that even under normal economic conditions, policymakers modify tariffs to cope with the evolution of...

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Linking urban consumers and rural farmers in India: A comparison of traditional and modern food supply chains

Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Vandeplas, Anneleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"Food supply chains are being transformed in a number of developing countries due to widespread changes in urban food demand. To better anticipate the impact of this transformation and thus assist in the design of appropriate policies, it is important to understand the changes that are occurring...

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Why is the Doha development agenda failing? And what can be done?: A computable general equilibrium-game theoretical approach

Bouet, Antoine; Laborde, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"We herein use a world Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate 143 potential trade reforms and seek solutions to the issues hampering progress in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). Inside the domain defined by all these possible outcomes, we apply the axiomatic theory of...

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