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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries
Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India
Gulati, Ashok (contributor); Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies have grown dramatically over the past few decades, elevating them from two of the world’s poorest countries into projected economic superpowers. As a result, the...
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Improving the measurement of food security:
Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850572
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The role of agriculture in the fast-growing Rwandan economy: Assessing growth alternatives:
Diao, Xinshen; Bahiigwa, Godfrey; Pradesha, Angga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This study assesses the future growth prospects of Rwanda. The report first focuses on broad economic growth using a rather aggregated 18-sector dynamic general equilibrium model to display the trade-off between rapid growth and structural change. The analysis shows that with the current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886779
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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
) model simulations suggest that there are substantial adverse efficiency and distributional effects of foreign exchange … the same time, foreign exchange controls reduce economic efficiency so that real incomes from factors of production (land … gradually reduce economic rents, improve incentives for exports and increase overall economic efficiency. Indeed, policies since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116
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The economywide effects of teff, wheat, and maize production increases in Ethiopia: Results of economywide modeling:
Benson, Todd; Engida, Ermias; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The government of Ethiopia is investing significant public resources to increase overall national production of teff, wheat, and maize. To better understand the likely economywide effects of increases of between 12 and 14 percent in the national production of these cereals, a set of production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933122
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A dynamic computable general equilibrium model with working capital for Honduras:
Morley, Samuel; Piñeiro, Valeria; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
In this paper we develop a dynamic real-financial computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Honduras that incorporates working capital. The model is designed to be useful as a development tool and to be used by policymakers who deal with short-run macro and trade issues. Our model extends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366814
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762158
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505331
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Economic growth and distribution of income: A growth model to fit Ghanaian data
Nelson, Harumi T.; Roe, Terry L.; Diao, Xinshen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476195