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

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dc.creatorCoady, David
dc.creatorDorosh, Paul
dc.creatorMinten, Bart
dc.date2012-03-30T07:33:19Z
dc.date2012-03-30T07:33:19Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:09:37Z
dc.descriptionHigher 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.
dc.identifierAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics
dc.identifier00029092
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5538
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415700
dc.languageEN
dc.relationhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Agriculture
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectOther Primary Products O130
dc.subjectAgriculture in International Trade Q170
dc.subjectAgricultural Policy
dc.subjectFood Policy Q180
dc.titleEvaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices : The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar
dc.titleAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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