This study provides an empirical perspective on alternative irrigation policies for allocating limited water to agricultural production in Egypt. Positive mathematical programming is used for model calibration. Three policy options for Egypt are tested: water pricing, water complementary input...

This paper uses an agricultural sector model to evaluate the effects of an ambitious and ongoing policy reform program on agricultural production and resource use in Egypt. The results show that Egypt has already gained from the policy reforms, but that much larger gains depend on increased...

For a number of reasons government the world over have been unwilling to use water pricing to achieve water use efficiency. This research addresses questions of what policy alternatives to water pricing might improve irrigation water allocation efficiency. An empirical framework is provided to...

L'objet de cet article est de tester empiriquement l'impact de l'effet de contagion sur la crédibilité du taux de change durant les crises financières internationales succédées entre 1997-2001 pour cinq pays de l'Europe de l'Est : Hongrie, Pologne, République Tchèque, Slovaquie et Russie....