The Effects of a Large Discrete Maize Price Increase on the Distribution of Household Welfare and Poverty in Rural Kenya
This study estimates the effects of a large discrete maize price increase on the welfare of a sample of rural Kenyan households. The usual first-order welfare approximation formula is extended to a second-order formula that allows for supply and demand responses to the price change. Results show tha...
Main Authors: | Mghenyi, Elliot, Myers, Robert J., Jayne, T. S. |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4770 |
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