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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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Exchange rate misalignment and its effects on agricultural producer support estimates
Cheng, Fuzhi; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"There have been different degrees of exchange rate disequilibrium in the developing countries during transition or reform periods since the mid 1980s. The level of the exchange rate and its misalignment can have significant impacts on agricultural policy measures such as Producer Support...
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Agricultural policies in India
Mullen, Kathleen; Orden, David; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
the period 1985-2002 the counter-cyclical dimension of agricultural policy dominates a clear trend of movement from … be problematic. This happens when trade volumes are relatively small. In such a scenario a reference price based on … self-sufficiency and there have been changes in the direction of trade over the period of analysis. The magnitudes of …
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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,...
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo — and explores how climate …
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo – and explores how climate change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651
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Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in Brazil:
Filho, Joachim Bento de Souza Ferreira - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper addresses the potential effects of a world agricultural trade liberalization scenario on poverty and … after the introduction of policy shocks. Model results show that the simulated trade policy shocks have positive effects on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967179
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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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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 …
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