This article is the first working paper of the Researching Center for Agricultural Sciences and Applied Economic. It is a contribution for the INTA Nicaragua.

"La complejidad de las causas de la actual crisis alimentaria y agrícola requiere de una respuesta integral. En vista de que es urgente prestar asistencia a las poblaciones y los países necesitados, la primera serie de acciones de política —un paquete de emergencia— consiste en varios...

"The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has raised serious concerns about the food and nutrition situation of poor people in developing countries, about inflation, and—in some countries—about civil unrest. Real prices are still below their mid-1970s peak, but they...

L’approximation linéaire du modèle Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS) estutilisée pour estimer la demande du riz (riz local et riz importé) au Togo de 1986 à2006. Un modèle à correction d’erreur (MCE) a été développé pour tenir compte desrelations de court terme entre les...

Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile

Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile

Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chile

Income inequality reflects resource allocations, and has important implications for public policy and institutional design. This paper investigates the factorsdetermining inequality. This is especially relevant in Chile where income distribution has not improved in the past decades. We...