Evaluating alternative policy responses to higher world food prices: The case of increasing rice prices in Madagascar

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 711-722

  Coady, David ^a   Dorosh, Paul ^b   Minten, Bart ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Efficiency; Madagascar; Revenue; Rice; Tariffs; Transfers; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMMODITY PRICE; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; RICE; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 67049134856     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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