World Food Prices and Human Development: Policy Simulations for Archetype Low-Income Countries

In recent years, world food prices have increased and fluctuated widely. This paper explores the impact of international food prices and domestic policies on Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and macro indicators for two archetype low-income countr...

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Main Author:	Lofgren, Hans
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AGRICULTURE ANNUAL GROWTH BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT BANK POLICY BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STOCKS CHECKS CHILD LABOR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY MARKETS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BASKETS CONSUMPTION DECISIONS CONSUMPTION GROWTH CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CROSS-COUNTRY STUDIES CURRENT ACCOUNT DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT DEBT STOCK DEBT STOCKS DEMAND CURVES DEMAND FOR FOOD DEPRECIATION DEPRECIATION RATE DEPRECIATION RATES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DOMESTIC BORROWING DOMESTIC DEBTS DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICE LEVELS DOWNWARD PRESSURE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ELASTICITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EXCHANGE RATE EXISTING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT SHARE EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPORTS FACTOR DEMAND FACTOR MARKET FACTOR MARKETS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FIXED INVESTMENT FIXED SHARE FIXED SHARES FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPORT FOOD EXPORTS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD OUTPUT FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD SUPPLY FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DEBT FOREIGN DEBTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN GOVERNMENT FOREIGN INTEREST FULL EMPLOYMENT FUNCTIONAL FORMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL ECONOMICS GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT ACTIONS GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORT IMPORT GROWTH IMPORT PRICE IMPORT PRICES IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITIES INCOMES INTEREST PAYMENTS INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL PRICE INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT FINANCING INVESTMENT LEVELS INVESTMENT RATES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL CURRENCY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET PRICES OUTPUTS PAYMENT FLOWS PETROLEUM PRODUCT POLICY RESPONSE POLICY RESPONSES POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDICES PRICE LEVELS PRICE OF EXPORTS PRICE SUBSIDY PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL STOCKS PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SAVINGS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PROFIT MAXIMIZATION PROFIT RATE PUBLIC INVESTMENT RAPID GROWTH REAL CONSUMPTION REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION RELATIVE PRICE RELATIVE PRICES REMITTANCES RETURNS SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SAVINGS RATES SMALL COUNTRY STOCK CHANGE SUBSIDY POLICY SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY CURVES SUPPLY SIDE SURPLUS TAX TAX INCREASE TAX INCREASES TAX RATE TAX RATES TOTAL EXPORT TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT TRADE LOSS TRADE POLICY TRADE SHARES TRADE SHOCK TRADE STATISTICS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRUST FUND UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VALUE ADDED WAGE GROWTH WAGES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD MARKETS WORLD PRICE WORLD PRICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16219124/world-food-prices-human-development-policy-simulations-archetype-low-income-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6035

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16219124/world-food-prices-human-development-policy-simulations-archetype-low-income-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6035

World Food Prices and Human Development: Policy Simulations for Archetype Low-Income Countries

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