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Market interdependence and volatility transmission among major crops:
Gardebroek, Cornelis; Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of volatility between the corn, wheat, and soybean markets … in the United States. Volatility interactions across markets, if they exist, may lower the effectiveness of … evaluate the level of interdependence and volatility transmission across these major crops on a daily, weekly, and monthly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850569
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Building a resilient global food system by lowering food price spikes and volatility:
Fan, Shenggen; Brzeska, Joanna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277412
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Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks:
Zseleczky, Laura; Yosef, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
of shocks: conflicts, natural disasters, climate change, food price volatility, and health crises related to food safety …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277442
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Should private storage be subsidized to stabilize agricultural markets after price support schemes are removed?:
Femenia, Fabienne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Currently, there is increased focus on the methods in which public interventions stabilize agricultural markets. The subsidization of private storage is one of the options advocated. However, the efficiency of such an instrument is still being discussed and has not yet been explored in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593564
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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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Price, inventories, and volatility in the global wheat market
Pietola, Kyösti; Liu, Xing; Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
volatility and exogenous shocks in the price and inventory series are controlled for in estimation. Redressing the empirical … linkage between volatility, prices, and inventories is important because volatility increases returns to inventories, which in … volatility is an important determinant in the short-run conditional mean processes for both the price and inventories. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008486413
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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850585
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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850587
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A literature review of the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change on women's and men's assets and well-being in developing countries:
Goh, Amelia H. X. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850592
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Understanding the context for agriculture for nutrition research: Identifying country typologies of child-stunting determinants:
Maruyama, Eduardo; Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Wang, Jiarui - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
We use data from 52 countries on child stunting, poverty, determinants of food security, environmental health, and quality of maternal and child care to carry out a cluster analysis of country typologies. The purpose is to identify where agriculture-led interventions might address binding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886777