Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries

In many poor countries, the recent increases in prices of staple foods have raised the real incomes of those selling food, many of whom are relatively poor, while hurting net food consumers, many of whom are also relatively poor. The impacts on poverty will certainly be very diverse, but the average...

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Main Authors:	Ivanic, Maros, Martin, Will
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110
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spelling	okr-10986-58712021-04-23T14:02:23Z Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries Ivanic, Maros Martin, Will Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 In many poor countries, the recent increases in prices of staple foods have raised the real incomes of those selling food, many of whom are relatively poor, while hurting net food consumers, many of whom are also relatively poor. The impacts on poverty will certainly be very diverse, but the average impact on poverty depends upon the balance between these two effects, and can only be determined by looking at real-world data. Results using household data for 10 observations on nine low-income countries show that the short-run impacts of higher staple food prices on poverty differ considerably by commodity and by country, but that poverty increases are much more frequent, and larger, than poverty reductions. The recent large increases in food prices appear likely to raise overall poverty in low-income countries substantially. 2012-03-30T07:34:57Z 2012-03-30T07:34:57Z 2008 Journal Article Agricultural Economics 01695150 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5871 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110
spellingShingle	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 Ivanic, Maros Martin, Will Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
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description	In many poor countries, the recent increases in prices of staple foods have raised the real incomes of those selling food, many of whom are relatively poor, while hurting net food consumers, many of whom are also relatively poor. The impacts on poverty will certainly be very diverse, but the average impact on poverty depends upon the balance between these two effects, and can only be determined by looking at real-world data. Results using household data for 10 observations on nine low-income countries show that the short-run impacts of higher staple food prices on poverty differ considerably by commodity and by country, but that poverty increases are much more frequent, and larger, than poverty reductions. The recent large increases in food prices appear likely to raise overall poverty in low-income countries substantially.
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author	Ivanic, Maros Martin, Will
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title	Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
title_short	Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
title_full	Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
title_fullStr	Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
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Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries

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