Ethiopia : Explaining Food Price Inflation

This study sheds some light on the challenges facing policy makers in Ethiopia, but much remains to be better understood. Over the past three years, food price inflation in Ethiopia has been persistently high, and overall inflation has been in doub...

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Main Author:	Klugman, Jeni
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACTS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GOODS AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL VALUE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE MARKETS AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AUCTION AVERAGE PRICE BAKING BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BORDER PRICES CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS CEREAL PRICES CEREAL PRODUCTION CEREAL YIELD CEREALS COMBINES COMMERCIALIZATION COMMODITIES COMMODITY EXCHANGE COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS COST OF LIVING CROP PRODUCTION CROP ROTATION CUTTING DEBT DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND MANAGEMENT DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC PRODUCERS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC TRENDS EDIBLE OILS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXCESS DEMAND EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT EXPORT TRADE FARM FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM INCOME FARM INPUTS FARMERS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD IMPORTS FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE INFLATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY FOOD TRANSFERS FOODS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FRUITS GDP GLUTEN GRAIN GRAIN PRICES GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAIN TRADER GRAIN TRADERS GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL IFPRI IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INCOME EFFECTS INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INFLATION RATE INPUT PRICES INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIQUIDITY LIVE ANIMALS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK SECTOR M2 MAIZE MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET SUPPLY MARKETING MEAT MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MIDDLEMEN MILLS MOBILIZATION MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY PARITY PRICE PEPPER PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES POTATO PRICE ADJUSTMENT PRICE ADJUSTMENTS PRICE CEILING PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE DECLINES PRICE DETERMINATION PRICE EFFECT PRICE FORECASTS PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INFLATION PRICE LEVEL PRICE LEVELS PRICE MOVEMENTS PRICE TREND PRICE TRENDS PRIVATE STORAGE PRODUCT MARKET PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY PULSES PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REAL INTEREST RATE RURAL AREAS SALES STOCKS STORAGE CAPACITY STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSTITUTION SUGAR SUPPLY INCREASE SUPPLY INCREASES SURPLUS SURPLUSES T-BILLS TRADE FLOWS TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSACTIONS DEMAND FOR MONEY TREASURY BILLS VALUE ADDED VOLATILITY WAREHOUSE WEALTH WFP WHEAT WHOLESALE PRICE WHOLESALE PRICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/16768814/ethiopia-explaining-food-price-inflation-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19539