Unintended Consequences of Food Subsidies : The Case of the Haiti Rice Subsidy

Haiti is an important rice consumer, and a big rice importer. Around 86 percent of the Haitian population consumes rice. The decision to implement an indirect subsidy was made based on the fact that import prices had in the past been transmitted fu...

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Main Authors: Arias, Diego, Carneus, Maxime
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/17394181/unintended-consequences-food-subsidies-case-haiti-rice-subsidy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18019