Agricultural Price Policy for Developing Countries

Agricultural Price Policy for Developing Countries
Author: John Williams Mellor
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1988
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The international environment for national price policies; Domestic market intervention; Production response, technology, and commercialization; Consumers' welfare.

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives
Author: Kym Anderson
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 682
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821376667

This volume in the 'Distortions to Agricultural Incentives' series focus on distortions to agricultural incentives from a global perspective.

Agriculture and Economic Growth in Argentina, 1913-84

Agriculture and Economic Growth in Argentina, 1913-84
Author: Yair Mundlak
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780896290785

The noted economist Yair Mundlak presents here a theory of the growth of the agricultural sector within the context of a growing economy. He explores the various aspects of the dynamics of agriculture and their relationship to the dynamics of the economy at large, offering a unique blend of theory, methodology, and empirical analysis. The rate of agricultural growth has varied across countries and over time, even though the main innovations in agricultural technology have been made available to all countries. Consequently, the difference in performance is due to the use made of the available technology. Mundlak treats the implementation of technology as an economic decision similar to decisions about resource supply and allocation. The development of agriculture, like that of other sectors, is determined to a large degree by the economic environment, especially public policies. This framework permits the author to evaluate the effects of policies on growth by examining their effects on sectoral incentives. Mundlak shows that neutral macroeconomic policies may have a stronger effect on sectoral growth than sector-specific policies. The book contains problem sets, and will be a reference and text for graduate-level courses.

Agricultural Price Policy in Economic Development

Agricultural Price Policy in Economic Development
Author: Rajbans Kaur
Publisher: Delhi : Kalyani Publishers
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1975
Genre: Agricultural price supports
ISBN:

On the application of agricultural price policy in developing countries, with special reference to India; a study.

The Economics of Food Price Volatility

The Economics of Food Price Volatility
Author: Jean-Paul Chavas
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 022612892X

"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.

Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy

Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy
Author: Matthias Kalkuhl
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319282018

This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from on-the-ground surveys, to panel econometrics and innovative high-frequency time series analysis as well as computational economics methods. It offers policy analysts and decision-makers guidance on dealing with extreme volatility.

Agricultural Price Policy

Agricultural Price Policy
Author: Isabelle Tsakok
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2019-05-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501746375

Many governments of developing countries burdened with international debt are under ever-increasing pressure to use their scarce economic resources wisely. Faced with slow progress in alleviating poverty and stimulating economic growth, they especially need to end wasteful subsidies and revise inefficient tax policies. This book will help staff members of government planning agencies and ministries of finance and agriculture to analyze the effects of government policies on the production, consumption, and export of agricultural commodities. The analytical techniques that Isabelle Tsakok demonstrates in this book are the essential first step in reforming agricultural price policy to bring about a more efficient allocation of resources. After mastering the techniques of single-market, partial-equilibrium analysis, which are the book's focus, policy analysts can use the techniques to identify when more sophisticated methods, such as multi-market analysis and computable general-equilibrium models, are needed to determine what agricultural price policies are "right." Tsakok begins with graphical analysis and data requirements in order to build intuitive understanding, and progresses through steadily more complex techniques, demonstrating—step by step—the calculation of domestic resource costs, effective rates of protection, and related coefficients of protection. Providing a wide range of numerical real-world examples to illustrate the practical application of the partial-equilibrium framework, Agricultural Price Policy is an invaluable reference manual and teaching tool.

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2021 Addressing the Challenges Facing Food Systems

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2021 Addressing the Challenges Facing Food Systems
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 605
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9264853707

This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies in 54 countries, including the 38 OECD countries, the five non-OECD EU Member States, and 11 emerging economies. This year’s report focuses on policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and analyses the implications of agricultural support policies for the performance of food systems.

Agriculture and Development

Agriculture and Development
Author: Gudrun Kochendörfer-Lucius
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821371282

The book highlights proceedings from the Berlin 2008: Agriculture and Development conference held in preparation for the World Development Report 2008.