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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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The patterns of patents in China:

Xie, Zhuan; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Innovations are a key driver of long-term economic growth. There has been an explosion of patent filings in China in the past three decades. But empirical studies on the pattern of innovations at the firm level are rather scant primarily due to lack of firm-specific patent data. We have made...

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The Idea of Inclusive Growth and Development Policy:

Naqvi, Syed Nawab Haider - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

The evolution of development policy over time can be characterized as a faltering pursuit of inclusive growth: namely, an integrated program of achieving highest possible rate of growth of the real GDP that doubles per capita income within a short period of time, with an eye on distributive...

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Impact simulation of ECOWAS rice self-sufficiency policy:

Fofana, Ismaël; Goundan, Anatole; Domgho, Magne; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Rice is a strategic commodity for food security in West Africa. Its consumption has grown rapidly over time as a result of population growth, urbanization, and increasing purchasing power. Dependency on imported rice exposes the region to external shocks stemming from the global market. Given...

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Agriculture for development in Iraq?: Estimating the impacts of achieving the agricultural targets of the national development plan 2013â€“2017 on economic growth, incomes, and gen...

Al-Haboby, Azhr; Breisinger, Clemens; Debowicz, Darío; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This paper estimates the potential effects of achieving the agricultural goals set out in Iraqâ€™s National Development Plan (NDP) 2013â€“2017 using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model. The findings suggest that raising agricultural productivity in accordance with the NDP...

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Towards understanding economic growth in Africa: A reinterpretation of the Lewis Model:

Diao, Xinshen; McMillan, Margaret S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Africaâ€™s recent economic growth is at a historical high, the patterns associated with this growth appear to be quite different from the Asian experiences where rapid growth was fueled by labor intensive, export-oriented manufacturing. Because this pattern differs with our typical view of...

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Value chains and nutrition: A framework to support the identification, design, and evaluation of interventions:

Gelli, Aulo; Hawkes, Corinna; Donovan, Jason; Harris, Jody - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

In this paper we explore how a value chain framework can inform the design of interventions for achieving improved nutrition. Conceptually, there are three main channels for value chains to improve nutrition: (1) through increased consumption of nutritious foods (a demand side pathway); or (2)...

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Measuring agricultural innovation system properties and performance: Illustrations from Ethiopia and Vietnam

Spielman, David J.; Kelemework, Dawit - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"The rapidly changing nature of the global food and agriculture system suggests the need to rethink how innovation can … which they are a part. A more systems-oriented understanding of how innovation occurs in a society and economy is critical … agricultural innovation system, it is difficult for policymakers, investors, donors, and practitioners to promote policies and …

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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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Biofuels, poverty, and growth: A computable general equilibrium analysis of Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Benfica, Rui; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"Large private investments in biofuels are presently underway in Mozambique. This paper uses an economywide model to assess the implications of these investments for growth and income distribution. Our results indicate that biofuels provide an opportunity to enhance growth and poverty reduction....

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