The publication of this book is in large part due to the role of Canada's Inter national
Development Research Center (IDRC) in encouraging policy-relevant research in the fields …

Everyone knows about seasonality. But what exactly do we know? This study systematically
measures seasonal price gaps at 193 markets for 13 food commodities in seven African …

Many studies estimate impacts of higher food prices on consumer welfare. Yet reliable data
on real welfare levels in poor countries are rare since surveys prioritize collecting nominal …

Kajian ini melihat punca kepada peningkatan kos sara hidup dengan mengkaji dua faktor
utama kepada kenaikan kos sara hidup, iaitu faktor pendapatan yang rendah serta …

Many develo** countries lack spatially disaggregated price data. Some analysts use “no-
price” methods by using a food Engel curve to derive the deflator as that needed for …

In rural areas of less developed countries because of market imperfections, the health and
nutritional status of peasants may directly depend on the production levels of specific …

We introduce a new methodology to target direct transfers against poverty. Our method is
based on estimation methods that focus on the poor. Using data from Tunisia, we estimate …

Muar is a town which is rapidly growing along with the economic development that
contributes to the rising prices of goods and services. The hike of the commodity prices has …

Whether there is a poverty penalty, in terms of food prices, is unsettled in the literature after
more than four decades of study. Unit values from household surveys suggest that prices …

It is crucial for social policy in Less Developed Countries to identify correlates of poverty at
the household level. This has been done in the literature by estimating household poverty …