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Over the past decades child stunting in Ethiopia has persisted at alarming rates. While the country experienced several droughts during this period, it also received enormous amounts of food aid, leading some to question the effectiveness of food aid in reducing child malnutrition. Using...
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begin exporting new varieties to new markets is shown to respond positively to the export activity of neighboring foreign … sizable. The marginal impact of product-country-specific foreign export spillovers is five times as large as the effect of a … 10 percent increase in the demand for the product in the destination country. Foreign export spillovers are also shown to …
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pass legislation restricting foreign land acquisition. To stimulate evidence-based debate, this paper explores determinants … of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. It quantifies demand for land deals, showing it focused on … foreign land acquisition dedicated to large-scale agriculture. The results confirm the central role of agro …
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This paper studies the trading behavior and performance of foreign investors with different management styles. The … that the aggregate under-performance of foreign investors is attributable to foreign passive funds, that is, those that …. Meanwhile, foreign active funds trade at more favorable prices and display higher risk-adjusted returns than any other investor …
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This paper assesses two research questions: has the presence of foreign firms contributed to productivity increases in … Turkey, and how could Turkey increase foreign direct investment inflows? First, the analysis applies dynamic regressions in … foreign direct investment will see an increase in productivity after the fourth year. The paper finds evidence of negative but …
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This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the initial shock due to the pandemic under the assumption that products that are more labor intensive in production are more affected through workers' morbidity and containment...
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Subsidized or free distribution of food has been a central pillar of social protection programs in many countries. With the number of forcibly displaced persons at record levels, the question arises of whether in-kind food transfer programs are effective in mitigating the loss of welfare induced...
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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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Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia, a region characterized by a high level of malnutrition. The review finds that the level and stability of food prices play a critical part in food consumption, with rising...
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Based on a randomized evaluation, the paper shows that a household-targeted Philippine cash transfer program significantly raised the local price of key foods relevant for child nutritional status. This shift in prices increased stunting among young nonbeneficiary children by 34 percent (11...
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