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Exchange rate misalignment in Pakistan and its general equilibrium distributional implications:
Debowicz, Dario; Saeed, Wajiha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Recent findings in the growth literature suggest that developing countries need to keep a devalued exchange rate to stimulate their economic growth. Building on these findings, we econometrically evaluate to what ex-tent the real exchange rate of Pakistan has been aligned with its economic...
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Institutions, geography, trade, and income per capita: A spatial-simultaneous equation approach
Ngeleza, Guyslain - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
This paper tests a series of prominent hypotheses regarding how institutions, geography, and trade interact to … which country characteristics might affect income through trade and institutions, and then to test the robustness of those … effects. Evidence indicated that both institutions and trade influence growth. Geographical factors such as whether a country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009189425
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Moving up and moving down: a new way of examining country growth dynamics
Rockmore, Marc; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Do the countries which grow share the same features as those which decline? How can some countries achieve such long-term sustainable growth while others fail so badly? This paper builds on the emerging literature on growth asymmetries by examining movement across income categories in the World...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037959
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Economic partnership agreements between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries: What is at stake for Senegal
Berisha-Krasniqi, Valdete; Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
reciprocal free trade agreements with them through Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). As a result, the EPA talks were … interests of developing countries. This policy shift from preferential trade to free trade would imply drastic changes for … high level of public receipts there. Finally this kind of reform could lead to trade diversion in Senegal while creating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038111
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Sinopse: Relatorio Sobre A Nutricao Mundial De 2014: Medidas e responsabilizacao para acelerar o progresso mundial da nutricao
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
A boa nutrição é fundamental para se construírem vidas saudáveis, meios de subsistência fortes e resilientes, e economias prósperas. Em sua ausência, a construção é feita em areia movediça. Crianças com atraso de crescimento não se desenvolvem adequadamente e, em especial,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145647
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Two-tier asymmetric information as a motive for trade, trade policies, and inefficient trade agreements:
Bouët, Antoine; Laborde Debucquet, David; Martimort, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
policies, and of the inefficiency of trade negotiations. We consider a general equilibrium model of international trade with … two identical countries, two commodities, a terms-of-trade externality, and a double-tier informational problem. First … trade appears. The informationally sensitive sector becomes an import sector and the more so, the greater the political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152380
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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Collection and marketing of high value medicinal and aromatic plants from district Swat, Pakistan:
Sher, Hassan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The focus of the study was on the collection pattern of medicinal plants as an economic activity within District Swat and the likely destinations of these products in national or international markets. Local collectors/farmers and dealers were surveyed about their collection efforts, quantities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762155
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336