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Are budget neutral income floors fiscally viable in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Lustig, Nora; Jellema, Jon; Martinez Pabon, Valentina - In: Journal of African economies 32 (2023), pp. ii202-ii227

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Poverty, trade and growth in sub-Saharan Africa : introduction to the special issue

Bhorat, Haroon; Hanival, Stephen; Kanbur, Ravi - In: Journal of African economies 15 (2006) 4, pp. 505-509

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Urban-rural inequality in living standards in Africa

Sahn, David E.; Stifel, David - In: Journal of African economies 12 (2003) 4, pp. 564-597

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Economic growth, income distribution and agricultural policy in Malawi

Sahn, David E. - In: Journal of African economies 3 (1994) 3, pp. 412-446

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Thought for Food: The Challenges of Coping with Soaring Food Prices

Lustig, Nora - 2008

World food commodities prices increased 130 percent from January 2002 to July 2008. Individual agricultural commodities show even more pronounced increases: corn, wheat, rice and soybeans rose by 190, 162, 318 and 246 percent, respectively. Since July, food commodities prices began to fall....

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The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru: A Synthesis of Results

Lustig, Nora; Gray-Molina, George; Higgins, Sean; … - 2012

We apply a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …, indirect taxes and subsidies, and social spending (cash and food transfers and in-kind transfers in education and health). The … the country. When in-kind transfers in education and health are added, however, the bottom six deciles are net recipients …

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Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World

Lustig, Nora - 2009

Rising food prices cause considerable policy dilemmas for developing country governments. Letting domestic prices adjust to reflect the full change in international prices generates inflationary pressures and causes severe hardship for poor households lacking access to social safety nets....

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