Cash or food aid? A general equilibrium analysis for Ethiopia

Development Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 601-624

  Gelan, Ayele ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; FOOD AID; FOOD PRODUCTION; MODELING; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33747378864     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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