Farmers' welfare and changing food prices: Nonparametric evidence from rice in Madagascar

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 656-669

  Barrett, Christopher B ^a   Dorosh, Paul A ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

Food prices; Madagascar; Nonparametric estimation; Poverty; Rice; Structural adjustment; Welfare analysis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FARMERS' WELFARE; FOOD PRICES; MARKET REFORM; NON-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRICE CHANGE; RICE PRICES; WELFARE IMPACT;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0030404516     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243283     Document Type: Article

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