The Price Is Not Always Right : On the Impacts of Commodity Prices on Households (and Countries)

This paper provides an overview of the impact that one-time changes in commodity and other prices have on household welfare. It begins with a collection of stylized facts related to commodities based on household survey data from Latin America and Africa. The data uncovers strong commodity dependenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lederman, Daniel, Porto, Guido
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27702