Documents et rapports
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The role of inventory adjustments in quantifying factors causing food price inflation (anglais)
The food commodity price increases beginning in 2001 and culminating in the food crisis of 2007/08 reflected a combination of several factors, including economic growth, biofuel expansion, exchange rate...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5744 Date du document: 1 août 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hochman,Gal,Rajagopal, Deepak,Timilsina,Govinda R.,Zilberman,David
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Food safety, the environment, and trade (anglais)
In this paper, the authors discuss the ways in which national governments, firms, and individuals respond to policy related to food safety, environmental protection, and trade. These responses must be...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 55966 Date du document: 1 juillet 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Zilberman,David,Hochman, Gal,Sexton, Steven E.
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Review of environmental, economic and policy aspects of biofuels (anglais)
The world is witnessing a sudden growth in production of biofuels, especially those suited for replacing oil like ethanol and biodiesel. This paper synthesizes what the environmental, economic, and policy...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4341 Date du document: 1 septembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rajagopal, Deepak,Zilberman,David
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Technological change in agriculture and poverty reduction (anglais)
This paper explores under what conditions the current biotechnological revolution in agriculture is helpful for reducing poverty in developing countries. The paper examines the income of rural consumers...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 27904 Date du document: 1 novembre 1999 Auteur: Graff, Gregory,Sadoulet,Elisabeth Marie L.,Zilberman,David,De Janvry,Alain F.