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High Food Prices in Asia-Pacific: Policy Initiatives in view of Supply Uncertainty and Price Volatility
Freire, Clovis; Hasan, Aynul; Malik, M. Hussain - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific …
the adverse impact of food inflation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890743
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Heterogeneous responses to heterogeneous food price shocks in Senegal: insights from a CGE
Séne, Ligane Massamba - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In the wake of the 2008 food crisis, prices of food staples in Senegal rose, with a new wave driven by international price shocks and a decline in productivity; these effects caused sub-optimal performance in the agricultural sector. This paper attempts to identify the implications of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113997
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The Evolution Of Education And Health Poverty During Economic Development:The Case Of Indonesia, 1991–2007
Sumner, Andy - Center for Economics and Development Studies, Fakultas … - 2013
This paper discusses the evolution of education and health poverty in Indonesia during a period of substantial economic … development. The paper reviews the existing empirical research and provides new estimates of the evolution of education and health … poverty using the Demographic and Health Survey. The case of Indonesia suggests that poverty may urbanize but remains largely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010660833
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Microfinance and Poverty -A Macro Perspective
Imai, Katsushi S.; Gaiha, Raghav; Thapa, Ganesh; Annim, … - Research Institute for Economics and Business … - 2010
Building on the recent literature on finance, growth and hunger, we have examined the experience of Asian countries over the last five decades, using dynamic panel models. Although the results are mixed, depending on the specification and variables used, there is some evidence favouring a...
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Poverty and Food Security in India
(No last name available), Himanshu - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2013
This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of two of India’s largest food security interventions—the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM)—on poverty outcomes and on nutritional intake. This paper offers a simple methodology to take into account the impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010992038
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Poverty Lines in History, Theory, and Current International Practice
Allen, Robert - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
This paper compares historical poverty baskets to modern food security and poverty lines.  Changes in the historical baskets and indexing methods are proposed to bring historical studies into better alignment with modern measures as well as with historically based estimates of energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004290
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Impacts of Policies on Poverty: The Definition of Poverty
Bellù, Lorenzo Giovanni; Liberati, Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
This module illustrates how poverty can be defined in the context of policy impact analysis. After reporting and discussing the definition of poverty as “the lack of, or the inability to achieve, a socially acceptable standard of living”, it discusses the mono-dimensional and...
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Is the 'Cost of Enough Food' Lower in Rural Areas?
Nord, Mark; Leibtag, Ephraim - In: The Review of Regional Studies 35 (2005) 3, pp. 291-310
We develop and assess two inter-area cost-of-enough-food indices using nationally representative data from the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplements on how much households say they would need to spend to just meet their food needs. We calculate the indices for 470 geographic areas...
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Analyzing Nutritional Impacts of Price and Income Related Shocks in Malawi and Uganda
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan - UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations … - 2012
simulation approach to analyze how changes in prices of specific food groups such as maize prices or prices for staple food as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604597
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The Political Economy of Large-Scale Agricultural Land Acquisitions: Implications for Food Security and Livelihoods/Employment Creation in Rural Mozambique
Aabø, Ellen; Kring, Thomas - UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations … - 2012
This paper will provide a brief assessment of the impacts of investments on food security and rural livelihoods/ employment creation in Mozambique. Based on the lessons learned from the Mozambican experience the paper will discuss the potential role of large-scale land acquisitions in promoting...
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