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Latin American growth : a trade perspective

Torre, Augusto de la; Ize, Alain - 2019

This paper reviews the determinants of Latin America's uneven growth based on an accounting decomposition that breaks down countries' growth (relative to the world) into three trade-related channels: (i) an export pull measuring the traction exerted by the country's exports, (ii) an external...

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Evolution of poor food access over the course of the conflict in the Republic of Yemen

Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019

The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There has been an increase in violence, a disruption in supply chains due to a tightening of the ports, and a decline in the general economic climate that has left a large share of...

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Poverty impact of food price shocks and policies

Laborde Debucquet, David; Lakatos, Csilla; Martin, Will - 2019

.3 million people (nearly 1 percent of the world's poor) into poverty …

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Rising food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa : poverty impact and policy responses

Wodon, Quentin (contributor); Zaman, Hassan (contributor) - 2008

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 food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub … that anti-poverty interventions ought to retain their focus on rural areas where poverty remains highest even after taking …