Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices : The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar

Higher world food prices have led many developing countries to adopt policies to mitigate the impact on low-income households. This article sets out a partial equilibrium framework to evaluate the efficiency, distributional, and revenue implications of alternative policy responses. The model is appl...

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Main Authors:	Coady, David, Dorosh, Paul, Minten, Bart
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5538

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description	Higher world food prices have led many developing countries to adopt policies to mitigate the impact on low-income households. This article sets out a partial equilibrium framework to evaluate the efficiency, distributional, and revenue implications of alternative policy responses. The model is applied to evaluate tariff reductions and targeted transfers in Madagascar. Although lowering tariffs generates substantial efficiency gains, these accrue mainly to the top half of the welfare distribution, and poor net sellers are actually worse off. Developing a system of targeted direct transfers to poor households is likely to be a substantially more cost-effective approach to poverty alleviation.
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title	Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices : The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar
title_short	Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices : The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar
title_full	Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices : The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar
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Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices : The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar

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