Optimal Food Price Stabilization in a Small Open Developing Country

Optimal Food Price Stabilization in a Small Open Developing Country

This paper analyzes the use of storage and trade policies to achieve food price stabilization in a small open developing country. Optimal stabilization policies are identified using a rational expectations storage model with risk-averse consumers and incomplete markets. Without public intervention,...

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Main Authors: Gouel, Christophe, Jean, Sébastien
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2016
Subjects:
food security
price stabilization
volatility
food storage
public purchases
domestic market
international market
public finance
safety nets
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24604

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24604

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