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Book Synopsis Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices by : David Coady, Paul Dorosh, and Bart Minten
Download or read book Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices written by David Coady, Paul Dorosh, and Bart Minten and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2009 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher world food prices have led many developing countries to adopt policies to mitigate the impact on low-income households. This article sets out a partial equilibrium framework to evaluate the efficiency, distributional, and revenue implications of alternative policy responses. The model is applied to evaluate tariff reductions and targeted transfers in Madagascar. Although lowering tariffs generates substantial efficiency gains, these accrue mainly to the top half of the welfare distribution, and poor net sellers are actually worse off. Developing a system of targeted direct transfers to poor households is likely to be a substantially more cost-effective approach to poverty alleviation.
Book Synopsis Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy by : Matthias Kalkuhl
Download or read book Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy written by Matthias Kalkuhl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from on-the-ground surveys, to panel econometrics and innovative high-frequency time series analysis as well as computational economics methods. It offers policy analysts and decision-makers guidance on dealing with extreme volatility.
Book Synopsis An Updated Look at the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Alejandro Nin Pratt and Bingxin Yu
Download or read book An Updated Look at the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Alejandro Nin Pratt and Bingxin Yu and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Recent food prices movements by : Bryce Cooke
Download or read book Recent food prices movements written by Bryce Cooke and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2006 to mid-2008 the international prices of agricultural commodities increased considerably, by a factor larger than two. This upward trend in agricultural prices captured the world's attention as a new food crisis was emerging. Several explanations for these movements in prices, ranging from demand-driven forces to supply shocks, have been provided by analysts, researchers, and development institutions. This paper is an attempt to empirically validate these explanations using time series econometrics and data at monthly frequency. We focus on the international price of corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans. First, we identify variables associated with the factors mentioned as causing the increase in these agricultural commodities prices. Second, we use time series analysis to try to quantitatively validate those explanations. The empirical work presented here includes first difference models and rolling Granger causality tests. Overall, our empirical analysis mainly provides evidence that financial activity in futures markets and proxies for speculation can help explain the observed change in food prices; any other explanation is not well supported by our time series analysis.
Book Synopsis Droughts, cereal prices, and price stabilization options in Ethiopia by : Dorosh, Paul A.
Download or read book Droughts, cereal prices, and price stabilization options in Ethiopia written by Dorosh, Paul A. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increases in cereal prices can have adverse effects on poor net food buyers. This is a particular problem in Ethiopia because of frequent natural calamities – especially droughts – that lead to significant price hikes. Conversely, falling domestic prices of some cereals (especially maize), typically at harvest time, can be detrimental to producers who are net sellers. Price stabilization efforts are therefore an important consideration for Ethiopian policy makers. This paper sheds light on options for cereal price stabilization in Ethiopia drawing on experiences of other developing countries. The international experience in food price stabilization shows that while some countries have achieved success, the efforts of many others have actually destabilized market prices at great fiscal cost. We assess the extent to which price stabilization efforts in Ethiopia were effective during the major El Niño induced drought of 2015/16 and find that opportunities were missed to enhance food security and consumer welfare through permitting private sector imports in order to curtail the rise in cereal prices and to reduce fiscal costs for the government and donors.
Author :International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Publisher :Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN 13 :0896294013 Total Pages :8 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (962 download)
Book Synopsis 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after COVID-19: Synopsis by : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Download or read book 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after COVID-19: Synopsis written by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coronavirus pandemic has upended local, national, and global food systems, and put the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. But lessons from the world’s response to the pandemic can help address future shocks and contribute to food system change. In the 2021 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI researchers and other food policy experts explore the impacts of the pandemic and government policy responses, particularly for the poor and disadvantaged, and consider what this means for transforming our food systems to be healthy, resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive. Chapters in the report look at balancing health and economic policies, promoting healthy diets and nutrition, strengthening social protection policies and inclusion, integrating natural resource protection into food sector policies, and enhancing the contribution of the private sector. Regional sections look at the diverse experiences around the world, and a special section on finance looks at innovative ways of funding food system transformation. Critical questions addressed include: - Who felt the greatest impact from falling incomes and food system disruptions caused by the pandemic? - How can countries find an effective balance among health, economic, and social policies in the face of crisis? - How did lockdowns affect diet quality and quantity in rural and urban areas? - Do national social protection systems such as cash transfers have the capacity to protect poor and vulnerable groups in a global crisis? - Can better integration of agricultural and ecosystem polices help prevent the next pandemic? - How did companies accelerate ongoing trends in digitalization and integration to keep food supply chains moving? - What different challenges did the pandemic spark in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and how did these regions respond?
Author :Todd Benson, Nicholas Minot, John Pender, Miguel Robles, Joachim von Braun Publisher :Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN 13 :0896295338 Total Pages :52 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (962 download)
Book Synopsis Global food crises: Monitoring and assessing impact to inform policy responses by : Todd Benson, Nicholas Minot, John Pender, Miguel Robles, Joachim von Braun
Download or read book Global food crises: Monitoring and assessing impact to inform policy responses written by Todd Benson, Nicholas Minot, John Pender, Miguel Robles, Joachim von Braun and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong upward trends and increased variability in global food prices over the past two years have led to concern that hunger and poverty will increase across the world.
Book Synopsis Inequality and Fiscal Policy by : Mr.Benedict J. Clements
Download or read book Inequality and Fiscal Policy written by Mr.Benedict J. Clements and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sizeable increase in income inequality experienced in advanced economies and many parts of the world since the 1990s and the severe consequences of the global economic and financial crisis have brought distributional issues to the top of the policy agenda. The challenge for many governments is to address concerns over rising inequality while simultaneously promoting economic efficiency and more robust economic growth. The book delves into this discussion by analyzing fiscal policy and its link with inequality. Fiscal policy is the government’s most powerful tool for addressing inequality. It affects households ‘consumption directly (through taxes and transfers) and indirectly (via incentives for work and production and the provision of public goods and individual services such as education and health). An important message of the book is that growth and equity are not necessarily at odds; with the appropriate mix of policy instruments and careful policy design, countries can in many cases achieve better distributional outcomes and improve economic efficiency. Country studies (on the Netherlands, China, India, Republic of Congo, and Brazil) demonstrate the diversity of challenges across countries and their differing capacity to use fiscal policy for redistribution. The analysis presented in the book builds on and extends work done at the IMF, and also includes contributions from leading academics.
Book Synopsis Evidence on Key Policies for African Agricultural Growth by : Xinshen Diao
Download or read book Evidence on Key Policies for African Agricultural Growth written by Xinshen Diao and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely agreed that reducing poverty in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) depends largely on stimulating growth in agriculture. To this end, heads of state in Africa rallied to form the pan-African Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) with the goal of raising investments and improving strategy implementation. However, while implementing an agricultural agenda under the CAADP framework, more and more countries have realized that increasing public investment in agriculture alone is not enough. Policy can play an important role not only to make public investment more efficient, but also is crucial for incentivizing private sector and farmer investment in agriculture. Against this backdrop this paper takes stock of current agricultural policies in SSA with a view to identifying policies that are working as well as areas for improvement. The paper examines policies to encourage the adoption of agricultural inputs, initiate greater private-sector investment in agriculture and agro-industries, and manage price volatility while encouraging openness. The paper further reviews successful land tenure policies and property rights systems, reviews the evidence on the synergies between agriculture and nutrition, and examines how CAADP is laying the institutional architecture for improved policy formulation in Africa. In general, the paper finds that although substantial progress has been made, there is considerable scope for improvement. This is not surprising given the relatively primitive and deeply rooted nature of smallholder farming in Africa. Evidence synthesized in the paper supports the view that most policies cannot be implemented in isolation. Rather, policies tend to be most effective when implemented along with complementary policies and public investments.
Book Synopsis Race to the Top and Race to the Bottom: Tax Competition in Rural China by : Xiaobo Zhang
Download or read book Race to the Top and Race to the Bottom: Tax Competition in Rural China written by Xiaobo Zhang and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Food Prices and Rural Poverty by : Centre for Economic Policy Research
Download or read book Food Prices and Rural Poverty written by Centre for Economic Policy Research and published by CEPR. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of price developments on world food markets on poor households in developing countries is an important policy question. Who gains and who loses from agricultural commodity price changes depends on the specific circumstances of households, and, at the level of nations, on the structure of production and trade. The contributions to this volume review trends in international prices and trade patterns of key food commodities, and assess the incidence of food price changes in a number of developing countries using household level data on sources of incomes and consumption patterns.
Author :Sébastien Jean, David Laborde, and Will Martin Publisher :Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN 13 : Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Choosing Sensitive Agricultural Products in Trade Negotiations by : Sébastien Jean, David Laborde, and Will Martin
Download or read book Choosing Sensitive Agricultural Products in Trade Negotiations written by Sébastien Jean, David Laborde, and Will Martin and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Access to Irrigation and the Escape from Poverty: Evidence from Northern Mali by : Andrew Dillon
Download or read book Access to Irrigation and the Escape from Poverty: Evidence from Northern Mali written by Andrew Dillon and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Economics of Food Price Volatility by : Jean-Paul Chavas
Download or read book The Economics of Food Price Volatility written by Jean-Paul Chavas and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.
Book Synopsis Economía: Spring 2010 by : Roberto Rigobón
Download or read book Economía: Spring 2010 written by Roberto Rigobón and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.
Author :Temesgen Deressa, R. M. Hassan, Tekie Alemu, Mahmud Yesuf, and Claudia Ringler Publisher :Intl Food Policy Res Inst ISBN 13 : Total Pages :36 pages Book Rating :4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Analyzing the Determinants of Farmers' Choice of Adaptation Methods and Perceptions of Climate Change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia by : Temesgen Deressa, R. M. Hassan, Tekie Alemu, Mahmud Yesuf, and Claudia Ringler
Download or read book Analyzing the Determinants of Farmers' Choice of Adaptation Methods and Perceptions of Climate Change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia written by Temesgen Deressa, R. M. Hassan, Tekie Alemu, Mahmud Yesuf, and Claudia Ringler and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Migration, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from Burkina Faso by : F.S. Wouterse
Download or read book Migration, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from Burkina Faso written by F.S. Wouterse and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
