Grain price spikes and beggar-thy-neighbor policy responses: A global economywide analysis

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 158-175

  Jensen, Hans G ^a   Anderson, Kym ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commodity price stabilization; Distorted incentives; Domestic market insulation; International price transmission

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; COMMODITY PRICE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPORT; FOOD MARKET; GLOBALIZATION; INCENTIVE; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRADE POLICY; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85027241869     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhv047     Document Type: Article

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