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to estimate the combined impact of such insulating behavior on poverty in various developing countries and globally. The … analysis finds that the actual poverty-reducing impact of insulation is much less than its apparent impact, and that its net … effect was to increase global poverty in 2008 by 8 million people, although this increase was not significantly different …
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Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more...
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.3 million people (nearly 1 percent of the world's poor) into poverty …
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countries to assess the impacts of changes in global food prices on poverty in individual countries and for the world as a whole …. The analysis finds that food price increases unrelated to productivity changes in developing countries raise poverty in … output. As a result, higher food prices appear to lower global poverty in the long run …
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raise the world poverty headcount by an average of 24 million. The adverse poverty impact of the duty is larger when the …
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study we assess the poverty impact of the price changes between June and December 2010 in twenty-eight low and middle income … depth of poverty. We estimate that the average poverty change was 1.1 percentage points in low income countries and 0 … poverty line …
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reduce some forms of poverty and inequality but worsen others, so the net effects are unclear without empirical modeling … the remaining distortions to world merchandise trade on poverty and inequality globally and in various developing … sample of 15 countries, and nine stand-alone national case studies, all point to larger reductions in poverty, especially if …
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-income countries, shocks that affect food prices or wage rates for unskilled workers seem likely to have the largest impact on poverty …, with the declines in key food prices associated with the crisis helping to reduce poverty, while declining trade …
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This paper explores the economic implications of a potential free trade agreement between India and the United States. A series of simulations is conducted assuming 100 percent ad valorem equivalent tariff cuts for goods and 50 percent cuts for services. The overall impacts are likely to be...
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