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Global food price inflation : implications for South Asia, policy reactions, and future challenges
Ahmed, Sadiq - 2008
inflation, and hurt growth. Although commodity prices have come down recently, the benefits are being clouded by the emergence … monetary policy to reduce inflation, and increased spending on a range of safety net programs for the poor. Some of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520963
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Drivers of Food Price Inflation in Turkey
World Bank - 2020
Food price inflation has increased persistently in recent years in Turkey with a widening divergence from international … food price inflation. The study analyzes the main inefficiencies in the Turkish agricultural sector through the lens of … that drive food price inflation in Turkey at the national level, grounded in econometric analyses and a literature review …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254762
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South Asia Economic Focus, June 2011 : Food Inflation
World Bank - 2013
This report focuses on the impact of policies and exogenous shocks on food inflation. It deals with four elements: 1 …. This report examines food and overall inflation trends in South Asia, which is experiencing relatively high inflation, and …, the report ends with some policy directions to manage the macroeconomic impact of food price inflation, and the potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557878
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Food prices, nutrition, and the millenium development goals
2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393817
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Poverty effects of higher food prices : a global perspective
De Hoyos, Rafael E. - 2009
"The spike in food prices between 2005 and the first half of 2008 has highlighted the vulnerabilities of poor consumers to higher prices of agricultural goods and generated calls for massive policy action. This paper provides a formal assessment of the direct and indirect impacts of higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394181
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Potential impact of higher food prices on poverty : summary estimates for a dozen West and Central African countries
Wodon, Quentin (contributor) - 2008
"Concerns have been raised about the impact of rising food prices worldwide on the poor. To assess the impact of rising food prices in any particular country it is necessary to look at both the impact on food producers who are poor or near-poor and could benefit from an increase in prices and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521014
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Assessing the geographic impact of higher food prices in Guinea
Coulombe, Harold - 2008
"Telling a policy maker that poverty will increase due to the recent increase in food prices is not very useful; telling the policy makers where the impact is likely to be larger is better, so that measures to cope with the impact of the crisis can be targeted to areas that need them the most....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521016
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Comparing the impact of food and energy price shocks on consumers : a social accounting matrix analysis for Ghana
Parra, Juan Carlos - 2008
"Many countries have been affected by food and oil price shocks. Rising energy costs have manifested themselves through higher prices of gas at the pump and through price increases for many other goods such as kerosene and transport. But in some countries there has also been some degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521018
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Rising food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa : poverty impact and policy responses
Wodon, Quentin - 2008
"The increase in food prices represents a major crisis for the world's poor. This paper aims to review the evidence on the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521021
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A note on rising food prices
Mitchell, Donald O. - 2008
"The rapid rise in food prices has been a burden on the poor in developing countries, who spend roughly half of their household incomes on food. This paper examines the factors behind the rapid increase in internationally traded food prices since 2002 and estimates the contribution of various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521077