Optimal food price stabilization in a small open developing country

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-101

  Gouel, Christophe ^a   Jean, Sébastien ^b  

^a CEPII   (France)

^b INRA ALISS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; FOOD MARKET; FOOD STORAGE; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRADE FLOW; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 84928905742     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lht018     Document Type: Article

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