This paper develops a method for decomposing changes in agricultural producer prices. The method builds on a procedure used by the World Bank, with the key variables in the decomposition being trade prices, exchange rates, and agricultural trade policies. The main ways by which we expand on the...

This paper develops a method for decomposing changes in agricultural producer prices. The method builds on a procedure used by the World Bank, with the key variables in the decomposition being trade prices, exchange rates, and agricultural trade policies. The main ways by which we expand on the...

The paper presents a model of the agro-food system in a transition economy, which shows howthe move from a planned to a market economy affects the production and consumption of goodsand economic welfare. The model is then used to identify two complementary approaches formeasuring the success of...