For individual countries, variable trade barriers can be used to reduce the volatility of domestic relative to world … prices. If this is done by countries accounting for a large share of the market, its effect is offset by increases in world … price volatility. This study shows the nature of the resulting collective action problem, with the policy being ineffective …

relation to the rest of the world, this paper analyzes the cost and welfare implications of this policy and unpacks the …

World prices for staple foods increased between 2006 and 2008, and accelerated sharply in 2008. Initial analysis … staple foods, high level of food self-sufficiency, and weak links with world markets. This paper extends the previous …

countries to assess the impacts of changes in global food prices on poverty in individual countries and for the world as a whole …

results support the conclusion from earlier studies that there is a need for stronger World Trade Organization disciplines on …