Does food aid Really have disincentive effects? New evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1689-1704

  Abdulai, Awudu ^a   Barrett, Christopher B ^b   Hoddinott, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Emergency assistance; Ethiopia; Placement effects; Targeting

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FOOD AID; FOOD PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26844435327     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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