Optimal food price stabilisation policy

European Economic Review

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 118-134

  Gouel, Christophe ^a,b  

^a INRA ALISS   (France)

^b CEPII   (France)

Author keywords

D52; Food price stabilisation; Incomplete markets; Q11; Q18; Risk aversion; Storage

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PRICE DETERMINATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 84870981138     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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