The Welfare Effects of a Large Depreciation : The Case of Egypt, 2000-05

The Welfare Effects of a Large Depreciation : The Case of Egypt, 2000-05

The Egyptian pound depreciated sharply between 2000 and 2005, declining by 26 percent in nominal trade-weighted terms. The author investigates the effect of the large depreciation on household welfare operating through exchange rate-induced changes...

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Main Author: Kraay, Aart
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE SPENDING
BENCHMARK
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMER PRICE INDICES
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION BUNDLE
CONSUMPTION BUNDLES
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
DEMAND FUNCTION
DEMAND FUNCTIONS
DEVALUATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ELASTICITY
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION
EXPENDITURE FUNCTION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOOD ITEM
FOOD ITEMS
FOOD PRICES
GROWTH RATE
HEADCOUNT MEASURE
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME LEVELS
INFLATION
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARGINAL COSTS
MEASURING WELFARE
MONEY SUPPLY
NON-FOOD ITEMS
NONTRADED GOODS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY LINES
PRICE CHANGE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE VARIATION
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCER PRICE INDEX
PRODUCER PRICE INDICES
PURCHASING
REAL INCOME
RELATIVE PRICE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SPATIAL VARIATION
SUBSTITUTE
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
UTILITY FUNCTION
WAGES
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7489948/welfare-effects-large-depreciation-case-egypt-2000-05
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7043

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7489948/welfare-effects-large-depreciation-case-egypt-2000-05
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7043

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