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The political economy of food price: The case of Bangladesh

Raihan, Selim - 2013

Global food price hikes during 2007 and 2008 resulted in a sharp rise in staple food prices in Bangladesh. The poor and … studies indicated that the adverse effects of the food price hike in Bangladesh were primarily manifested by the significant … rise in the number of households falling below the poverty line income. At the political front, Bangladesh was run by an …

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Does women's status matter for food security? Evidence from Bangladesh

Razzaque, Mohammad A.; Toufique, Mohammad Mokammel Karim - 2007

Using data from a survey of Bangladeshi households, this paper investigates the link between female status and food security. Employing three different indicators of female status – husband’s and wife’s assets brought at marriage, female share of household income and a composite index of...

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Food aid and informal insurance

Dercon, Stefan; Krishnan, Pramila - 2003

Households in developing countries use a variety of informal mechanisms to cope with risk, including mutual support and risk-sharing. These mechanisms cannot avoid that they remain vulnerable to shocks. Public programs in the form of food aid distribution and food-for-work programs are meant to...

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Mapping the impacts of food aid: Current knowledge and future directions

Margolies, Amy; Hoddinott, John - 2012

This paper provides an overview on the impacts of food aid. We consider its effects on consumption, nutrition, food markets and labour supply, as well as the extent to which it exacerbates or mitigates conflict. We also consider the comparative evidence on alternatives to food aid including...

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Foreign assistance and the food crisis of 2007 - 08

Abbott, Philip - 2012

Dramatically increased international agricultural commodity prices from 2007 to mid-2008 brought food inflation and greater incidence of poverty and malnutrition to developing countries. Higher food prices in 2011 threaten to repeat that crisis. The international community responded strongly to...

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Does a food for education program affect school outcomes? The Bangladesh case

Meng, Xin; Ryan, Jim - 2007

The Food for Education (FFE) program was introduced to Bangladesh in 1993. This paper evaluates the effect of this …

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Evolution and impact of EU aid for food and nutrition security: A review

Cockx, Lara; Francken, Nathalie - 2016

In the aftermath of the world food price crisis, the issue of food and nutrition security has received a high level of political attention and the international donor community has repeatedly underlined its commitment to combat hunger in the world. In order to enhance the effectiveness of the...

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How Signifying Practices Constitute Food (In)security: The Case of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Shim, David - 2010

This paper argues that the question of food (in)security in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is not necessarily indicative of the country's actual nutritional conditions but is rather constituted through meaning-making behavior-signifying practices-predominantly on the part of...

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Urban Congestion Pricing – Economists and Practitioners Join Hands

Rave, Tilmann - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 3, pp. 3-4

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Policy reforms and incentives in rice production in Bangladesh

Selim, Sheikh; Parvin, Naima - 2007

) of rice production in Bangladesh. The incentive component of TFP assists in explaining farmers’ response to incentives …

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