Welfare consequences of food prices increases: Evidence from rural Mexico

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-151

  Attanasio, Orazio ^a,b   Di Maro, Vincenzo ^c   Lechene, Valérie ^a,b   Phillips, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IFS ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional cash transfer; Demand; Food prices; Policy; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKET; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PRICE DYNAMICS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84879483377     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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