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Neopatrimonialism and agricultural protection: The case of maize in Malawi:
Phiri, Horace; Edris, Abdi Khalil - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
neopatrimonialism has affected policy-induced agriculture producer incentives. Three dimensions are used to measure neopatrimonialism â …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132590
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The agrarian reform experiment in Chile: History, impact, and implications:
Valdés, Alberto; Foster, William E. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper presents what is known about the role of agrarian reform and the subsequent counter reform in producing a successful dynamic evolution of Chilean agriculture.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933123
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture
Rashid, Shahidur; Gulati, Ashok; Cummings, Ralph Jr. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Governments in Asia used grain price stabilization as a major policy instrument when they began to promote the Green Revolution in the 1960s. In the process, they created parastatal agencies, which were quasi-governmental in nature, to undertake public marketing activities in basic staples such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997074
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Examining relationships between customary and state institutions in Ghana's decentralized system:
Belden, Cory - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
available to state and customary actors result in strong exchange organizations between the two institutions. Incentives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862327
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Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Ragasa, Catherine; Ulimwengu, John M.; Randriamamonjy, Josee - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This paper provides an in-depth review of the agricultural extension system of DRC including an analysis of its policies and legal framework, organization, and management; links to critical institutions; and capacity and incentive of different actors in the system. This review involved document...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132685
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture
Rashid, Shahidur (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy, especially with regard to government efforts to stabilize food prices. Three broad market failures constitute the primary arguments for this form of government intervention: a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196693
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Short- and long-term effects of the 1998 Bangladesh flood on rural wages
Mueller, Valerie; Quisumbing, Agnes - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
evaluate how the 1998 “flood of the century” affected wages in Bangladesh. We find long-term declines in wages where …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008478783
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The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course:
Hoddinott, John; Maluccio, John; Behrman, Jere R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009000963
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Urban wage behavior and food price inflation: the case of Ethiopia [Working Paper]:
Headey, Derek D.; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Worku, Ibrahim; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
series of casual wages from 119 locations in both Ethiopian cities and rural towns. We use this data for two types of … changes in nominal wages respond to changes in food and non-food prices. We find alarming results. The disposable income of … evidence that wages substantially adjust to higher food prices, except in the long run. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132609
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Revisiting the labor demand curve: The wage effects of immigration and women’s entry into the US labor force, 1960–2010:
de Brauw, Alan; Russell, Joseph R. D - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
immigration has little if any negative impact on wages among natives, whereas others suggest that immigration has large, negative … effects on native wages. On the latter side of the debate, many point to the work of Borjas (2003), who takes a national view … estimate a positive, statistically significant relationship between men’s wages and women’s entry into education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132665