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World food prices and poverty incidence in a food exporting country: a multihousehold general equilibrium analysis for Thailand

Agricultural economics, 2008-11, Vol.39 (s1), p.525-537 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2008 International Association of Agricultural Economists ;ISSN: 0169-5150 ;EISSN: 1574-0862 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2008.00357.x

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  • Title:
    World food prices and poverty incidence in a food exporting country: a multihousehold general equilibrium analysis for Thailand
  • Author: Warr, Peter
  • Subjects: D58 ; F14 ; Food prices ; General equilibrium modeling ; I32 ; Manihot esculenta ; Oryza sativa ; Poverty incidence ; Thailand ; Zea mays
  • Is Part Of: Agricultural economics, 2008-11, Vol.39 (s1), p.525-537
  • Description: A multisectoral, multihousehold general equilibrium model of the Thai economy is used to analyze the implications of recent increases in international food prices. Higher food prices, especially staple grains, worsen poverty incidence in Thailand despite the presence of large numbers of poor farmers, many of whom benefit from higher prices. The positive effect on the welfare of poor farmers is dominated by the negative effect on poor consumers. Of the recent price increases for rice, sugar, cassava, maize, soybeans, urea, and petroleum, the increases in rice prices raise poverty incidence the most, despite Thailand being the world's largest rice exporter.
  • Publisher: Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
  • Language: English;Dutch
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0169-5150
    EISSN: 1574-0862
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2008.00357.x
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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